Presteigne is a community as well as neighborhood in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. It was the county town of the historical county of Radnorshire. In spite of resting on a minor B road the town has, alike with numerous various other communities near the Wales-England border, thought the slogan, "Gateway to Wales". The town remains on the south bank of the River Lugg, which creates the England-- Wales boundary as it passes the community-- the border effectively wraps around three sides of the community (north, eastern and also south). Close-by towns are Kington to the south as well as Knighton to the north, as well as surrounding towns include Norton and Stapleton. The town falls within the Diocese of Hereford. The town probably started as a small negotiation around a Minster church devoted to St Andrew and also at the time of the Domesday Book as well as formed part of the manor of Humet. By the mid-12th century it was known as 'Presthemede' or 'the border meadow of the priests'. A century later, it passed into the control of the Mortimers, effective Marcher lords, and also on their fall entered the hands of the Crown. At the end of the 13th century, most of the community's citizens, primarily English, enjoyed some prosperity however the Black Death and also the Glyndwr rebellion had ruined this and also by the end of the 15th century, the now largely Welsh, population resided in a having a hard time village. A substantial success in their rebellion was won by the forces of Owain Glyndwr close by at the Fight of Bryn Glas in 1402. The growth of a flourishing fabric industry in the Tudor period brought temporary prosperity, finished by three new epidemics of afflict in three succeeding generations. Afterwards it ended up being a market town and, until the later 16th century, a centre for processing locally grown barley right into malt. By the Acts of Union, Presteigne - at first jointly with New Radnor - became the county town of Radnorshire as well as its management as well as judicial centre, housing the area gaol and also the Shire Hall. By the end of the 19th century its more recent and larger neighbour, Llandrindod Wells, had appropriated the duty of management centre, yet Presteigne continued to be the location for the Assizes up until these were eliminated in 1971. After a period of torpidity in the very first half of the 20th century, the community has established a varied production base as well as has actually begun to manipulate its tourist potential while its environment as well as the advancement of its social, cultural as well as recreation facilities have actually aided to bring in individuals to clear up.