Knighton (population 3,172) is a little market community and community in central Powys (formerly Radnorshire), Wales, on the Teme as well as the England-- Wales boundary. A tiny part of the town, including Knighton railway station, is in Shropshire, England. This Anglo-Saxon negotiation later on came to be a Norman strengthened community. The town has a variety of shops serving a huge rural hinterland and using 18% of the active population and is, after production (18.81%), the biggest work industry. Or else, and alike with several villages, Knighton has little market. A lot of young people leave after finishing their education and learning. Tourism is critical as well as, consequently, the location was hit hard by the foot as well as mouth epidemic of 2001. Although salaries are reduced and also 20%+ of houses have no cars and truck, Knighton has an unemployment price (2001) of simply 2.88%. Obligation for economic advancement lies with the Welsh Assembly Government. Knighton remoteness makes it an unlikely selection for the commuter as well as, subsequently, most of the working population (69.45% in 2001) work within a 12 miles (19 km) Travel to Workplace. The Welsh name, Tref-y-clawdd, meaning "town on the dyke", was first recorded in 1262 and formally given to the town in 1971. The name Knighton most likely stems from the Old English words cniht (a soldier, individual fan, boy, slave, thane or freeman) and also tun (farm, negotiation or homestead). Hence it may have been founded with a grant of land to freemen.