Newtown, Powys

Newtown (Welsh: Y Drenewydd) is a town in the county of Powys, Wales. Its population of 11,357 makes it the largest town in Powys. It lies on the River Severn in the historic county of Montgomeryshire.

Newtown, Wales (Powys)

Newtown Welsh: Y Drenewydd
Bear Lanes Shopping Centre, Newtown
Newtown
Location within Powys
Population	11,357 (2011 census)
Principal area	Powys
Ceremonial county	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWTOWN
Postcode district	SY16
Dialling code	01686
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52.51°N 3.31°W / 52.51; -3.31

The Lion Hotel, Located in Newtown

Newtown is about 8 miles (13 km) from the border with England.

Newtown consists of numerous housing estates such as Trehafren, Treowen, Barnfields, Canal road, Ffordd Croesawdy, Vaynor, Maesyrhandir, Garth Owen, Milford road and so on.

One of the more populated areas in Newtown is Barnfields, home to nearly 4,950.

At the end of the 13th century, Edward I commissioned Roger de Montgomery to construct a centre for the hamlet of Llanfair-yng-Nghedewain near a River Severn ford below the Long Bridge and close to the church of St Mary in Bettws Cedewain gave Newtown its original Welsh name. The town grew in the 18th and 19th centuries around the textile and flannel industry, accompanied by the completion of the Montgomeryshire Canal. In 1838, the town saw Wales's first Chartist demonstration.

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.

The town also has a semi-professional football club, Newtown AFC, who are currently members of the Welsh Premier League, and a rugby club, Newtown RFC.

Newtown is twinned with:

• Les Herbiers, France
• Berlin, Germany