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    the county. The county motto is: Powys – the paradise of Wales (Welsh: Powys Paradwys Cymru). On 1 April 1974, Powys was created under the Local Government...
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  • Powys is a county in Wales. Powys may also refer to: Kingdom of Powys, a medieval kingdom in what is now Wales and England Powys (surname) Powys Thomas...
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    Welsh literature as "the Paradise of Powys" (an epithet retained in Welsh for the modern UK county). The name Powys is thought to derive from Latin pagus...
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    Newtown (Welsh: Y Drenewydd ) is a town in Powys, Wales. It lies on the River Severn in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, within the historic...
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    Powys Wenwynwyn or Powys Cyfeiliog was a Welsh kingdom which existed during the high Middle Ages. The realm was the southern portion of the former princely...
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  • Powys, is a Welsh surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Powys (1881–1936), British architect and Secretary of the Society for the Protection...
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  • Llewelyn Powys (13 August 1884 – 2 December 1939) was a British essayist, novelist and younger brother of John Cowper Powys and T. F. Powys. Powys was born...
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    Ceredigion Maelgwn Fychan. Mechain, Powys. Owain Fychan (d. 1187) of Mechain, son of Prince Madog ap Maerdudd from Powys Owain Fychan (d. 1245) Llywelyn Fychan...
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    Dyfed-Powys Police (Welsh: Heddlu Dyfed-Powys; DPP) is the territorial police force in Wales policing Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire (which...
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  • Wales on 22 June 1977, at the age of 51. "Thomas, Powys". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. "Actor Powys Thomas, 51, dies suddenly in Wales". Montreal Gazette...
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    Charles Powys was vicar for thirty-two years. John Cowper Powys's two younger brothers Llewelyn Powys (1884–1939) and Theodore Francis Powys were well-known...
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    region of 8,800, making Dinas Powys the fifth largest settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan.[citation needed] The Dinas Powys area has been populated since...
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  • Works by Edward Powys Mathers at Project Gutenberg Works by Edward Powys Mathers at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) Works by Edward Powys Mathers at Faded...
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  • Thomas Powys may refer to: Thomas Powys (judge) (1649–1719), MP and Attorney General to King James II Thomas Powys (priest) (1747–1809), Anglican clergyman...
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    Powys Archives (Welsh: Archifau Powys) is the official archive repository for the county of Powys. Located in Llandrindod Wells,[citation needed] the...
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  • 51.953°N 3.382°W / 51.953; -3.382 Coleg Powys was a further education establishment in the County of Powys, Mid Wales. It had main campuses at Brecon...
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    Theodore Francis Powys (20 December 1875 – 27 November 1953) – published as T. F. Powys – was a British novelist and short-story writer. He is best remembered...
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    Powys County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the 22 principal areas of Wales. The council is based at County...
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  • John Powys may refer to: John Cowper Powys, English philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet John Powys, 5th Baron Lilford, British peer and cricketer...
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    proposals - County of Powys, Powys County Council, 8 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-29. "County Council Elections 2022 - Montgomeryshire". Powys Council. Retrieved...
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    2003. "The Neath Port Talbot and Powys (Cwmtwrch) Order 2004". 13 October 2004. "The Preserved Counties of Powys and Mid Glamorgan (Changes in Area)...
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  • the northern part was called Powys Fadog after Madog ap Gruffydd "Maelor" ap Madog. List of rulers of Wales Powys Fadog Powys Wenwynwyn Mechain Edeirnion...
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  • Cambridge University and made his first-class debut in 1830. Powys was a grandson of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford. He studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge...
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    town and community in Powys, Wales. It serves as the seat of Powys County Council, and is therefore the administrative centre of Powys. The town was historically...
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    Betsan Powys (born 1965), is a Welsh journalist and former Editor of Programmes for BBC Radio Cymru. Powys was born in Cardiff. A native Welsh speaker...
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  • Sir Littleton Powys FRS (1647?– 16 March 1732) was a Justice of the King's Bench. He was the eldest son of Thomas Powys of Henley Hall in Shropshire,...
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    Littleton Powys, 4th Baron Lilford (18 March 1833 – 17 June 1896), was a British aristocrat and ornithologist. Lilford was the eldest son of Thomas Powys, 3rd...
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    Powys Fadog (English: Lower Powys or literally Madog's Powys) was the northern portion of the former princely realm of Powys. The princes of Powys Fadog...
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  • Knighton, a small settlement in east Powys, Wales Heartsease, Llanddewi Ystradenni, a small settlement in central Powys, Wales Heartsease Estate, Norwich...
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    county of Powys. The town council of 13 councillors elects once a year a largely ceremonial mayor. Real municipal authority lies with Powys County Council...
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