Knighton (population 3,172) is a tiny market town and also area in central Powys (formerly Radnorshire), Wales, on the Teme as well as the England-- Wales boundary. A small part of the community, including Knighton train station, remains in Shropshire, England. This Anglo-Saxon settlement later on ended up being a Norman strengthened town. The town has a range of shops offering a huge country hinterland and also using 18% of the energetic population and is, after manufacturing (18.81%), the largest work industry. Or else, and also in common with several small towns, Knighton has little market. A lot of young people leave after finishing their education and learning. Tourist is vital and also, consequently, the area was hit hard by the foot and mouth epidemic of 2001. Although salaries are reduced and also 20%+ of residences have no automobile, Knighton has an unemployment rate (2001) of just 2.88%. Responsibility for financial development lies with the Welsh Assembly Government. Knighton seclusion makes it a not likely option for the commuter as well as, as a result, the majority of the functioning population (69.45% in 2001) job within a 12 miles (19 km) Traveling to Workspace. The Welsh name, Tref-y-clawdd, implying "town on the dyke", was first recorded in 1262 and formally offered to the community in 1971. The name Knighton possibly stems from the Old English words cniht (a soldier, individual follower, boy, servant, thane or freeman) as well as tun (ranch, negotiation or homestead). Thus it might have been founded via a give of land to freemen.