Knighton (population 3,172) is a small market town as well as area in central Powys (previously Radnorshire), Wales, on the Teme and also the England-- Wales border. A little part of the town, including Knighton train station, remains in Shropshire, England. This Anglo-Saxon negotiation later on came to be a Norman strengthened town. The town has a selection of shops offering a big rural hinterland as well as employing 18% of the active population as well as is, after manufacturing (18.81%), the largest employment industry. Or else, as well as alike with numerous towns, Knighton has little market. A lot of youths leave after finishing their education and learning. Tourist is crucial as well as, consequently, the location was hit hard by the foot and mouth epidemic of 2001. Although earnings are reduced and 20%+ of houses have no automobile, Knighton has an unemployment price (2001) of just 2.88%. Responsibility for financial development lies with the Welsh Assembly Government. Knighton seclusion makes it an unlikely selection for the traveler and, subsequently, most 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 "community on the dyke", was first recorded in 1262 and formally offered to the community in 1971. The name Knighton possibly originates from the Old English words cniht (a soldier, individual fan, boy, servant, thane or freeman) as well as tun (farm, settlement or homestead). Therefore it may have been founded with a give of land to freemen.