Knighton
Knighton (population 3,172) is a little market community and area in main Powys (previously Radnorshire), Wales, on the Teme and also the England-- Wales boundary. A tiny part of the town, consisting of Knighton railway station, is in Shropshire, England. This Anglo-Saxon settlement later ended up being a Norman fortified town. The town has a variety of stores serving a big country hinterland and also using 18% of the energetic population as well as is, after manufacturing (18.81%), the biggest employment field. Or else, and alike with many towns, Knighton has little sector. Many young people leave after completing their education. Tourism is vital and, as a result, the location was hit hard by the foot and mouth epidemic of 2001. Although incomes are reduced as well as 20%+ of homes have no cars and truck, Knighton has an unemployment rate (2001) of just 2.88%. Obligation for economic growth lies with the Welsh Assembly Government. Knighton seclusion makes it an unlikely selection for the commuter and, consequently, most of the functioning population (69.45% in 2001) work within a 12 miles (19 kilometres) Traveling to Workplace. The Welsh name, Tref-y-clawdd, meaning "town on the dyke", was first recorded in 1262 and also formally offered to the town in 1971. The name Knighton most likely stems from the Old English words cniht (a soldier, individual follower, boy, servant, thane or freeman) and tun (ranch, settlement or homestead). Therefore it may have been founded with a grant of land to freemen.
