Presteigne (/prɛsˈtiːn/; Welsh: Llanandras: the church of St. Andrew) is a town and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales on the south bank of the River Lugg. Formerly the county town of the historic county of Radnorshire, the town has, in common with several other towns close to the Wales-England border, assumed the motto, "Gateway to Wales". The border wraps around three sides of the town (north, east and south). Nearby towns are Kington, Herefordshire to the south and Knighton to the north, and surrounding villages include Norton (within the community) and Stapleton. The town falls within the Diocese of Hereford. The community has a population of 2,710; the built-up area had a population of 2,056.[2]
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
Presteigne (/prɛsˈtiːn/; Welsh: Llanandras: the church of St. Andrew) is a town and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales on the south bank of the River...
assizes were held alternately at New Radnor and Presteigne, later settling at Presteigne alone. Presteigne then served as the county's administrative centre...
Byton in Herefordshire, England, to the south-east of the Welsh town of Presteigne, near the border with Wales, and 17 miles (27 km) north-west from the...
The Presteigne Festival is a classical music festival which takes place at the end of August each year in the town of Presteigne situated in the Welsh...
The melody was used for a set of variations commissioned for the 2017 Presteigne Festival from a number of composers, who each wrote one variation. The...
Hay-on-Wye; Hay-on-Wye to Brecon; Leominster to New Radnor; Eardisley to Presteigne; and Leominster to Worcester via Bromyard. Part of the Titley Spur is...
serving the town of Presteigne, Radnorshire, Wales. It was a terminus on the Leominster and Kington Railway. The Kington & Presteigne Railway opened on...
Powys. Kington League, Herefordshire. Aymestry League, Herefordshire. Presteigne League, Powys. The Whitby Indoor League, North Yorkshire. Clee Hill Quoits...
with new electrically worked ones. The plans for a proposed Knighton to Presteigne Railway were deposited on 30 November 1865. There are five trains a day...
site in the town of Presteigne. It has a largely rural catchment area in east Radnorshire including the towns and villages of Presteigne, Knighton, Beguildy...
south-east of Presteigne. Wapley Hill stands in mixed woodland on a west-facing escarpment to the south of the B4362 road from Presteigne to Mortimer's...
Herefordshire township of Litton and Cascob (in the parishes of Cascob and Presteigne), was transferred to Radnorshire. The Denbighshire township of Carreghofa...
Powys Newtown Textile Museum Powysland Museum, Welshpool Judge's Lodging, Presteigne The Old Bell Museum, Montgomery Robert Owen Museum, Newtown WHSmith Museum...
via Knucklas, Knighton, Presteigne. Follows English/Welsh border for 15 miles before entering Wales. B4356 B4362 at Presteigne, Powys A483 at Llanbister...
live on BBC Radio 3 In Tune and were artists in residence for the 2012 Presteigne festival city tour Notable composers who have written music for Retorica...
Eardisley Railway south to the Hay Railway, and the L&KR's own line to Presteigne. After completion of this extension, the K&ER extended north from Kington...
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