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Welshpool
Broad Street - geograph.org.uk - 541043.jpg
Broad Street, Welshpool
Map of Powys, with a red dot showing the position of Welshpool
Map of Powys, with a red dot showing the position of Welshpool
Welshpool
Population 6,664 (2011 census)
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WELSHPOOL
Postcode district SY21
Dialling code 01938
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
  • Montgomeryshire
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UK
Wales
Powys
52°40′N 3°09′W / 52.66°N 3.15°W / 52.66; -3.15

Welshpool (Welsh: Y Trallwng) is a small town and community in the unitary authority of Powys, Wales. It is the fourth largest town in Powys, with a population of 6,664. It lies on the banks of the River Severn and is in the historic county of Montgomeryshire. It is known for its Georgian architecture.

The town is situated around 4 miles (6.4 km) from the border with Shropshire in England. Its name in the Welsh language, Y Trallwng, means "the marshy or sinking land". In English, it was initially known as Pool but its name was changed to Welshpool in 1835 to differentiate it from the Dorset town of Poole.

It served briefly as the capital of Powys Wenwynwyn after its prince was forced to flee the traditional Welsh royal site at Mathrafal in 1212, by the prince of Gwynedd. Assistance from the English crown (the enemies of the Gwynedd prince) restored the Wenwynwyn dynasty to their lands.

The town has a mainline railway station on the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth. Managed and served by Transport for Wales, trains run roughly two-hourly each way.

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  • Welshpool Cockpit - geograph.org.uk - 178087

    Welshpool Cockpit

  • Welch Pool, 1794

    Welshpool, 1794

  • Coed-Y-Dinas from the air - geograph.org.uk - 892590

    Coed-y-Dinas

Images for kids

  • Golden chalice in Welch Pool Church, 1794

    A golden chalice as seen in Welshpool Church, 1794

  • Y Trallwng Welshpool 02 Stryd yr Eglwys

    St Mary's Church, Welshpool

  • Mermaid Inn, Welshpool

    Mermaid Inn, Welshpool

  • Montgomeryshire War Weapons Week (1511246) 1

    Troops in Welshpool during Montgomeryshire War Weapons Week, 1941

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