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Knighton

Knighton Knighton is a small market town on the boundary of Radnorshire and Shropshire, standing on the banks of the River Teme. The great bulk of Knighton and the heart of the town are in Radnorshire but it has spilled across into Shropshire, in which part are some residential streets and the railway station. The town's English name, Knighton, is from the Old English cniht tun meaning "knight town" (though in Old English a "knight" may be a knight as is familiar today or an armed retainer, or just a youth). The name implies that the town was founded as the result of a grant of land from a thane to his retainer. The Welsh name, Tref-y-Clawdd, is unrelated and means "town on the dyke", referring to Offa's Dyke, on which the town does indeed stand. (Read more)