Welshpool
Welshpool (Welsh: Y Trallwng) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is four miles (six kilometres) from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn; its Welsh language name Y Trallwng means "the marshy or sinking land". The community includes Cloddiau and Pool Quay.
Welshpool
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| Town | |
Welshpool Location within Powys | |
| Area | 24.23 sq mi (62.8 km2) |
| Population | 6,764 (Estimate) |
| • Density | 279/sq mi (108/km2) |
| Annual Population Change | 0.16% |
| OS grid reference | SJ225075 |
| • Cardiff | 81 mi (130 km) South |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
In English it was initially known as Pool but its name was changed to Welshpool in 1835 to distinguish it from the English town of Poole. The community had a population of 6,664 (as of the 2011 United Kingdom census), with the town having 5,948. The town has many examples of Georgian architecture and is located just north of Powis Castle.
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