Knighton
Knighton (population 3,172) is a little market town and also neighborhood in central Powys (formerly Radnorshire), Wales, on the Teme and also the England-- Wales boundary. A little part of the town, including Knighton railway station, is in Shropshire, England. This Anglo-Saxon settlement later became a Norman fortified community. The community has a selection of shops serving a huge country hinterland as well as employing 18% of the active population as well as is, after production (18.81%), the biggest work sector. Otherwise, and in common with many small towns, Knighton has little market. Most young people leave after finishing their education. Tourist is important and, consequently, the location was hit hard by the foot as well as mouth epidemic of 2001. Although earnings are reduced and also 20%+ of houses have no automobile, Knighton has a joblessness price (2001) of simply 2.88%. Obligation for economic growth lies with the Welsh Assembly Government. Knighton seclusion makes it a not likely option for the traveler and, subsequently, the majority of the working population (69.45% in 2001) job 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 officially provided to the community in 1971. The name Knighton probably originates from the Old English words cniht (a soldier, individual follower, young man, slave, thane or freeman) as well as tun (ranch, settlement or homestead). Thus it might have been founded via a give of land to freemen.
