Knighton
Knighton (population 3,172) is a tiny market town as well as area in main Powys (formerly Radnorshire), Wales, on the Teme and also the England-- Wales border. A small part of the town, including Knighton train station, is in Shropshire, England. This Anglo-Saxon negotiation later on came to be a Norman fortified community. The town has a selection of shops offering a big rural hinterland and using 18% of the energetic population and is, after production (18.81%), the biggest work industry. Or else, and also alike with several small towns, Knighton has little market. Many youths leave after finishing their education and learning. Tourism is essential and also, subsequently, the area was hit hard by the foot and also mouth epidemic of 2001. Although wages are reduced and also 20%+ of homes have no car, Knighton has a joblessness price (2001) of just 2.88%. Obligation for financial advancement lies with the Welsh Assembly Government. Knighton remoteness makes it a not likely option for the traveler and, consequently, 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, indicating "community on the dyke", was first recorded in 1262 and formally given to the town in 1971. The name Knighton most likely originates from the Old English words cniht (a soldier, personal fan, boy, slave, thane or freeman) and tun (farm, negotiation or homestead). Hence it may have been founded with a grant of land to freemen.
