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  Knighton, Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It became prosperous as a centre of the wool trade from the 15th century, and was later an important point on the routes from Hereford to Montgomery, and from London to Aberystwyth.
Knighton was finally placed in Wales in 1535 by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542 (Act of Union).
Knighton is known for its well preserved section of Offa's Dyke, and it lies on the Offa's Dyke Path and Glyndwr's Way, two long-distance walking paths.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Knighton,_Powys   (423 words)

  
 Hotels in Knighton Wales accommodation - Knighton hotels in Powys Wales UK
Wales is a nation of rugged soaring mountain ranges, beautiful beaches, lush green valleys, old-fashioned market towns and villages, and cosmopolitan lively cities.
Knighton is an attractive and interesting border town in Powys occupying a unique position, part of the town is in Wales and part in England.
Knighton is steeped in history with sloping winding streets lined with half timbered houses.
www.kayukay.co.uk /knightonhotels.html   (473 words)

  
 Knighton: Touring Wales on Britannia
The most prominent feature of the little border town of Knighton on a steep bank of the River Teme is its clock tower, but other features in town are far more interesting.
Knighton Railroad station is a halt on the celebrated mid-Wales line, running from Shrewsbury to Carmarthen; it is considered a showpiece of Victorian Gothic, being personally approved by a local magnate when first designed.
The area around Knighton is well-known in agricultural circles for its sheep rearing; the Knighton sheep sales attracts buyers from all over the country and from many parts of the world, anxious to improve their stock.
www.britannia.com /tours/wales/knighton.html   (215 words)

  
 News Wales - The daily Welsh news briefing
About 14,700 people in Wales may have been infected with hepatitis C. Around one in five people naturally clear the virus leaving...
North Wales Stage (Llwyfan Gogledd Cymru) is once again pushing the boundaries of Welsh theatre with their latest production, Branwen.
Recycling has increased in every local authority in Wales and nearly a quarter of all Welsh municipal was...
www.newswales.co.uk   (1306 words)

  
 WALES CYCLE BREAKS - KNIGHTON and PRESTEIGNE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Knighton is on the Radnor Ring, an 84 mile route along quiet lanes, which is part of the National Cycle Network.
Cycle routes join the two towns along the Rivers Teme and Lugg, and also visit castles of the Marches, standing stones, and a spectacular iron-age hillfort, and are never far from the eighth century ramparts of Offa’s Dyke.
Knighton, Teme Valley to Llanfair Waterdine and Knucklas, 9 miles.
www.walescyclebreaks.com /kp.htm   (197 words)

  
 Knighton Hotel Knighton, Wales, United Kingdom - Knighton Hotel Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting ...
The Knighton Hotel is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
A Knighton Hotel conference center is one of many conference centers in Knighton, Wales, United Kingdom.
A Knighton Hotel wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
www.meetingforce.com /knighton-hotel-82h097.html   (767 words)

  
 Holiday rentals in Knighton, Mid Wales, Powys, Wales, Ffrydd House, House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Knighton holiday House rental, Golfing, Town Ffrydd House is a spacious, elegant period townhouse in the Welsh border town on Kni
Ffrydd House is a spacious, elegant period townhouse in the Welsh border town on Knighton, surrounded by beautiful Welsh and English border country.
Knighton station is on Mid Wales railway line.
www.holidaylets.net /properties/11361   (375 words)

  
 THE KNIGHTON HOTEL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Knighton Hotel, in the heart of the town, is a 16th Century weather boarded Coaching Inn with an adjoining stone built Manor House dating from about 1840.
Accommodation comprises 15 en-suite bedrooms with extensive work having been undertaken to expose and restore many of the original features of the property including the 16th Century beams in the Norton Hall and the magnificent galleried staircase leading from the foyer to the bedrooms and assembly suites.
At The Knighton Hotel we have the expertise and flexibility to provide facilities for any event, be it a small or large meeting, exhibition, conference, party, wedding or any other occasion.
www.knightonhotel.freeuk.com   (298 words)

  
 BBC - Mid Wales Knighton - Spaceguard Centre
Knighton is home to the UK's only Spaceguard Centre, an independent observatory which monitors the potential threat to our planet posed by 'near earth objects'.
Mid Wales is an excellent place for star-gazing as we have the lowest levels of light pollution in England and Wales.
We are the Spaceguard Foundation's International Near Earth Object Information Centre - which means that we do follow up work on near earth asteroids and comets as well as tracking them and we also act as the interface between astronomers and the media.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/mid/sites/knighton/pages/spaceguard.shtml   (981 words)

  
 Hotels, Knighton: Cheap Hotel Accommodation in Knighton
A confirmation email is delivered with every guest booking with contact and travel details to help you cancel or confirm your hotel break or bed & breakfast stay.
Knighton is served by the Heart of Wales Railway, passing through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Country on its way from Swansea to Shrewsbury.
The Hotel comprises of a 16th Century weather boarded Coaching Inn, the Norton Hall where extensive work has been undertaken to expose and restore many original features, including the 16th Century Beams, and adjoining stone built Manor House with its magnificent galleried central staircase leading to the bedrooms and the Norton Hall.
www.room4u.org.uk /hotels/knighton/index.asp   (218 words)

  
 Milebrook House, Knighton, Powys, Wales - country house hotel in Wales
Milebrook House is situated in the beautiful Teme Valley amongst the wooded, rolling Marches landscape, with the mountains and moorlands of Wales to the west.
Situated a mile and a half to the east of Knighton in the Welsh Marches.
The Heritage Centre for Offa's Dyke in Knighton, Ludlow, Clun, Bishops Castle.
www.historic-uk.com /StayUK/Wales/MidWales/CountryHouses/MilebrookHouse.htm   (282 words)

  
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 Mid Wales holiday accommodation at Cefnsuran Farm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cefnsuran Farm is set in a beautiful and tranquil private valley close to the Mid Wales towns of Knighton and Presteigne.
On more adventurous days why not take in one of the many attractions of Mid Wales.
Gill Morgan, Cefnsuran Farm, Llangunllo, Knighton, Powys, Wales LD7 1SL.
www.cefnsuran.co.uk   (126 words)

  
 ** Knighton Hotel **, The Knighton Hotel Knighton
Situated on the Welsh Border in the beautiful County of Powys.
Situated on the Welsh Border, in the beautiful County of Powys, The Knighton Hotel is within easy driving distance of the Midland towns and cities, being approximately one hour from Shrewsbury, Worcester and Hereford.
Knighton is served by the Heart of Wa..........
www.hotels-in-wales.co.uk /hotels/wales120146.htm   (161 words)

  
 HB Family 6
At age five she was unplaced in a race at Knighton, and the next day ran first, second and third in heats in the Hunters' Stakes.
Princess of Wales won fourteen races between the ages of three and five, including the North Shropshire Stakes, a sweepstakes at Wolverhampton, the Herefordshire (twice) and Wolphy Stakes at Hereford, and races at Leominster, Chester, Worcester, and Oswestry.
The Butterfly won four small races at Tenbury, Knighton, Wolverhampton and Leicester at age five for two different owners, and was then in the stud of George Mather.
www.tbheritage.com /HistoricDams/HBMares/HB6.html   (1036 words)

  
 News Wales > Tourism
20/9/2006 - Heritage in Wales has been given a boost this month with the launch of an innovative course designed to help local people tell visitors about the history of their communities.
16/9/2006 - Visit Wales advertisements won gold in all five categories for which they were shortlisted by the Chartered Institute of Marketing Travel Industry Group.
The second of a series of five surveys of tourism industry operators throughout the year has revealed that ninety percent of tourism operators in Wales were confiden...
www.newswales.co.uk /?section=Tourism&F=1&id=8946   (1283 words)

  
 Hotels in Knighton, Mid Wales, Wales. Book Hotel accommodation in Knighton. Milebrook House Hotel, Knighton, Mid Wales
Milebrook House is situated in the Teme Valley, about a mile and a half to the east of the border town of Knighton.
The house is set amidst the typical wooded, rolling Marches landscape, much of which is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty, with the mountains and moorlands of Wales to the West.
Milebrook is centrally situated in one of the most attractive but least spoiled areas of the country.
www.accommodationbritain.co.uk /places/8046.html   (174 words)

  
 Knighton holiday cottages, Molly's Cottage self catering cottage in Knighton, Wales
Knighton holiday cottages, Molly's Cottage self catering cottage in Knighton, Wales
Situated in the heart of the small and picturesque medieval border town of Knighton, this pretty half-timbered cotage, built in 1678 retains many original features and has oak beams throughout.
The cottage is one of a row, backing on to The Narrows (pedestrian access only); there is a sunny sitting out area, adjacent to the private paved parking place at the front.
www.walesdirectory.co.uk /holiday-cottages2/WALESRJL.htm   (214 words)

  
 News Wales > Tourism > Nun's ghost a crowd puller
A ghost called the White Lady is being turned into a tourist attraction at a local resort.
The apparition, thought to be a nun, is one of the spooky characters to be featured in a Ghost Walk, researched and developed by historian Harry Thomas.
This year the festival is benefiting from marketing and promotional expertise provided by Tourism Partnership North Wales.
www.newswales.co.uk /?section=Tourism&F=1&id=8946   (550 words)

  
 Holiday accommodation in Knighton, Powys, Wales. 4 bed townhouse.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Prices shown are for the property per week in UK Pounds.
Knighton is on the long distance footpaths Offa's Dyke Way and Glendowyr's Way.
Offa's Dyke Centre is in the town, Space Guard Centre is close by.
www.ownersdirect.co.uk /wales/W13.htm   (364 words)

  
 Knighton Accommodation :: Stay in Wales
Cefn Pawl is a spacious converted cottage situated high up on the hillside in its own natural setting.
The perfect choice for a peaceful and relaxing break in the rural Welsh borderlands.
In its idyllic rural setting our farm cottage offers 4 star standards of comfort in a traditional setting and makes a superb base from which to explore Mid Wales.
www.stayinwales.co.uk /accommresults.cfm?town=Knighton   (194 words)

  
 City Guide for Knighton in Wales - Knighton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A town that straddles King Offa's eighth-century border as well as the modern Wales-England divide, KNIGHTON (Tref-y-clawdd, the "Town on the Dyke"), twenty miles northeast of Llandrindod, has come into its own as the most obvious centre for those walking the Offa's Dyke Path.
From here, Station Road crosses the River Teme into Wales and climbs a couple of hundred yards to Brookside Square.
Further up the hill is the town's alpine-looking Victorian clocktower, at the point where Broad Street becomes West Street and the steep High Street soars off up to the left, past rickety Tudor buildings and up to the mound of the old castle.
www.cityguides-worldwide.com /Wales/98756.htm   (271 words)

  
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Knighton is a popular and unique tourist town in Wales, steeped in history and positioned half-way along the
The Town Council, consisting of a Mayor and 13 fellow Councillors, meet on the third Wednesday of each month where the public and press are all welcome.
For information regarding Knighton industrial and factory sites you can contact the Welsh Development Agency on Tel: 0345 775577.
community-councils.powys.org.uk /knighton   (143 words)

  
 Places to stay in Knighton, Powys Wales UK. Knighton hotels. Guest house, b&b and hotel lodging and accommodation ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Knighton in Powys, Wales includes the villages and localities of Felindre, Milebrook and Whitton
Distances from Knighton to the locations shown above are approximate.
If you are a hotelier, hotel manager, guest house or bed and breakfast owner, or are responsible for the marketing of a hotel or group of hotels in Powys, Wales, another region of the UK, or in Europe or North America add your hotel to the HotelLink site now.
www.hotellink.co.uk /hotels/knighton/knighton_hotels.htm   (306 words)

  
 Knighton self-catering holiday homes - Holiday rentals in Knighton, Wales - Book direct
Knighton self-catering holiday homes - Holiday rentals in Knighton, Wales - Book direct
Wales > Powys/Brecon Beacons > Powys > Knighton
Period stone built house, conveniently located in a small town in the beautiful Welsh border country.
www.holidaylettings.co.uk /knighton   (90 words)

  
 BBC - Mid Wales Knighton - home page
It has a population of 3,000 but attracts hoards of walkers every year on the trail of Offa's Dyke path.
A Knighton teacher was the inspiration behind the Offa's Dyke National Trail
Knighton hosted the International Open of Wales subbuteo championship in March 2005.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/mid/sites/knighton   (192 words)

  
 Dating In Knighton for online dates in Wales
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 Knighton Wales Accommodation and Knighton Travel Guide - Add My Property
Knighton, meaning ‘the town on the dyke’ straddles Offa’s Dyke eighth century border as well as the modern Wales-England divide.
Knighton is set on a steep hill, which slopes upwards from St Edward’s Church with its medieval tower, to the summit where a castle once stood.
Knighton is also well served for pubs and restaurants.
www.addmyproperty.com /United-Kingdom/Wales/Powys/Knighton-loc.html   (275 words)

  
 Knighton hotels. Hotel reservations in Knighton. Cheap hotel rooms and discount b&b accommodation.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Many hotels in Knighton offer special internet bargain deals, with discount hotel rooms, so not only can you get all the information about the accommodation you need, you can also save money by making your hotel reservations online now.
From luxury Knighton hotels to an economy Knighton bed and breakfast we have thousands of hotel bargains listed for travel throughout England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and mainland Europe.
Many Knighton hotels are shown with a photo gallery, details of the hotel grade, room descriptions, rates and availability, and also a map showing exactly where in Knighton the hotel is located.
www.hotellink.co.uk /docs/uk/wales/powys/knighton/hotels001.htm   (528 words)

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