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Welshpool (Welsh: Y Trallwng) is a town in Montgomeryshire. The town is low-lying on the River Severn; the Welsh language name Y Trallwng literally meaning 'the marshy (or sinking) land'. The town was initially known as Pool or Poole but its name was changed to Welshpool in 1835 to distinguish it from Poole in Dorset. The town is within the council area of Powys.
Primary Name(s): Welshpool (English) Y Trallwng (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Montgomeryshire
Lat, Long: 52.660611,-3.149745
Grid Reference: SJ 2233 0760
Community (Civil Parish): Welshpool C
Council Area: Powys CA
Police Area: Dyfed-Powys PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN48315
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Welshpool,_Montgomeryshire_48315
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1024911
Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Welshpool
Primary Name(s): Welshpool (English) Y Trallwng (Welsh)
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Montgomeryshire
Lat, Long: 52.660611,-3.149745
Grid Reference: SJ 2233 0760
Community (Civil Parish): Welshpool C
Council Area: Powys CA
Police Area: Dyfed-Powys PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN48315
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Welshpool,_Montgomeryshire_48315 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1024911 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Welshpool