Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire is an historic county of Wales. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.)
From The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72):
An inland county of Wales; bounded, on the N, by Merioneth and Denbighshire; on the E, by Salop; on the S, by Radnorshire; on the SW, by Cardiganshire; on the W, by Cardiganshire and Merioneth.
The market-towns are Welshpool, Newtown, Montgomery, Llanfair, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, and Machynlleth.
Also known as Montgomery.
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