Knighton
Knighton (population 3,172) is a small market community and neighborhood in main Powys (previously Radnorshire), Wales, on the Teme and also the England-- Wales border. A tiny part of the community, consisting of Knighton railway station, remains in Shropshire, England. This Anglo-Saxon negotiation later ended up being a Norman fortified community. The community has a range of stores serving a huge country hinterland and employing 18% of the active population and is, after production (18.81%), the biggest employment field. Or else, as well as in common with several towns, Knighton has little sector. The majority of youths leave after finishing their education. Tourism is critical as well as, as a result, the area was hit hard by the foot and mouth epidemic of 2001. Although earnings are reduced and 20%+ of homes have no automobile, Knighton has a joblessness price (2001) of just 2.88%. Duty for economic development lies with the Welsh Assembly Government. Knighton remoteness makes it an unlikely selection for the traveler and also, as a result, the majority of the working population (69.45% in 2001) job within a 12 miles (19 km) Traveling to Workspace. The Welsh name, Tref-y-clawdd, meaning "town on the dyke", was first recorded in 1262 as well as officially provided to the community in 1971. The name Knighton probably stems from the Old English words cniht (a soldier, personal follower, boy, slave, thane or freeman) and tun (ranch, negotiation or homestead). Hence it might have been founded through a grant of land to freemen.