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Builth first emerged in post-Roman times, probably on the other side of the Irfon river from its present site at Dol Eglwys ( Church Mound ) where a ruined early medieval church is thought to have stood.
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Builth and first
In the next few years Oldcastle held notable positions in the Welsh campaigns of King Henry IV of England against Owain Glyndŵr, including captaincy first over Builth Castle in Brecknockshire and then over Kidwelly.
It was begun during Edward I's first Welsh campaign at the same time as work started at Flint, Rhuddlan and Builth Wells.
Born in Builth Wells, Wales, he played 46 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team and scored the country's first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup finals.
Builth and times
The White Bull of Builth may be a reference to a herd of White Park Cattle that lived in the area from Post-Roman times.
Builth and probably
Glodrydd probably lived at Llanafan Fawr rather than the modern site of Builth Wells.
Builth and on
The Peace of Middle, agreed on 21 June, established a truce of two years with Llywelyn, who was allowed to retain Cardigan and Builth.
It flows through or past several towns and villages including Rhayader, Builth Wells, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford ( the only city on the River Wye ), Ross-on-Wye, Symonds Yat, Monmouth and Tintern, meeting the Severn estuary just below Chepstow.
Parishes on the edges of the county were included in unions based in other counties: Builth and Hay on Wye in Brecknockshire and Kington in Herefordshire.
It is situated roughly midway between North and South Wales on the A470, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth on the A44-two of Wales ' most important trunk roads.
Vortigern, the British ruler alleged to have invited the Saxons to Britain is sometimes said to have owned land in nearby Builth Road on the Radnorshire side of the River Wye ; the site previously having been known as Cwrt Llechrhyd.
Stories about Philip de Braose centre on Llanafan not modern Builth.
The town is served by Builth Road railway station on the Heart of Wales Line, which is located just over a mile to the north, having lost its more central ( Builth Wells ) railway station on the Mid-Wales Railway in the 1960s under the Beeching Axe.
The 18th century bridge at Builth Wells carries heavy vehicles on the A470.
* BBC Wales feature on Builth Wells life
Image: Builth Wells sunset 01. jpg | Sunset scene on the River Wye between Llanelwedd and Builth Wells
Builth and other
Hay-on-Wye, like Builth Wells, has two Norman castles within a short distance of each other.
Reginald became Lord of Brecon, Abergavenny, Builth and held other Marcher Lordships but was also very much a vassal of the Welsh leader Llewelyn Fawr, Prince of Gwynedd who became his father-in-law in 1215 when Reginald married Llywelyn's daughter, Gwladus Ddu.
It was linked to other settlements nearby and regionally such as Builth, Presteigne and Kington Castle and later Huntington Castle near Gladestry.
Builth and Irfon
Builth Wells () is a town in the county of Powys, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Wye and the River Irfon, in the Welsh ( or Upper section ) of the Wye Valley.
Builth and from
Traditionally running from the river's mouth at Chepstow in Monmouthshire, to Rhayader via Newtown, Presteigne and Builth Wells, a total of 112 miles ( 181 km ) long.
In addition to the family's English holdings in Sussex and Devon, William had inherited Radnor and Builth, in Wales, from his father Philip.
* Colwyn RD ( from Builth RSD )
The Lawrence family came from Builth Wells in Radnorshire.
The outside walls were faced with cut stone brought from quarries at Llanelwedd near Builth Wells and Pontypridd.
A once daily service from Ludlow to Builth Wells is also operated via Presteigne.
Builth derives from the Welsh Bu Allt, meaning the wild ox of the wooded slope.
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, prince of Gwynedd, known in North Wales as Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf accompanied only by a squire was refused entry to Builth Castle ( the Marcher Barons were always changing sides ) following an ambush by an Anglo-Norman war party from Hay.
In Erwood-a village close to Builth Wells-he escaped from ambush by asking a smith ( Madoc Coch ) to turn around his horses hooves to leave a false trail.
The mural shows Llywelyn and his men, a scene depicting the fighting and a representation of Builth Castle, where Llywelyn was turned away when trying to flee from the English.
The name Builth is derived from the Welsh Bu-Allt which loosely translated means ' cattle range '.
The Beeching Axe resulted in the closure in the mid-1960s of the Mid-Wales line and with it Llandrindod's connection from nearby Builth Wells direct to Cardiff in the south and to North and West Wales.
There is no exact definition of the extent of the Desert of Wales, but it is bordered to the east by the A470 and the town of Rhayader, to the south by the A483 from Builth Wells to Llanwrda, to the west by the A482 from Llanwrda to Pumpsaint, and from there northwards by a series of country roads up to Tregaron.
At Builth Road, two miles ( 3. 3 km ) from the town of Builth Wells, the line formerly crossed the route of the earlier Mid Wales Railway, which closed in the 1960s.
Builth and its
In 1168 he attacked the Normans at Builth, destroying its castle.
However, Builth may have had important significance in Welsh language culture as The Mabinogion was long thought to have been recorded in its final form by medieval monks here and recent historical opinion has shifted to a view that it was written down by a lawyer in Builth.
Builth and at
* 1282 – Llywelyn the Last, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.
Mayhew reputedly fled his creditors and holed up at The Erwood Inn, a small public house in the village of Erwood, south of Builth Wells.
It was performed at the Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells.
William de Braose, ( or William de Briouze ), 4th Lord of Bramber ( 1144 / 1153 – 9 August 1211 ), court favourite of King John of England, at the peak of his power, was also Lord of Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick, Glamorgan, Skenfrith, Briouze in Normandy, Grosmont, and White Castle.
In 1278, he was recorded as travelling to Wales, at which time four new castles were being built: Flint, Rhuddlan, Builth and Aberystwyth.
Another sharp left turn at a stop sign in Llyswen takes the road alongside the River Wye into Builth Wells.
By 1221 they were at war again, with Llewelyn again laying siege to Builth.
Ex-Great Western Railway | GWR William Dean ( engineer ) | " Dean Goods " GWR 2301 Class | 2301 Class 0-6-0 No. 2483 waits at Llanidloes railway station to work a summer afternoon stopping passenger train south towards Builth Wells and Brecon, 29 August 1949
As an important component of Rhwng Gwy a Hafren, a political entity referred to in the poems of Taliesin, Builth was regularly at war with the Kingdom of Powys.
Despite repeated destructive fires, at one time involving a charitable collection in London, Builth Wells grew as a traditional Welsh market town.
Welsh Black bull bronze at Builth Wells
The family also owned the Gnoll at Neath in Glamorgan and Pencerrig at Builth Wells, but nonetheless suffered a shortage of money to support their seven children in the style they might have wished.
He was a noted breeder of Welsh Mountain Ponies which he exhibited and showed at the Royal Welsh Show at Builth Wells.
He had already begun to preach, and after an evangelistic tour in South Wales supplied the pulpit of the English presbyterian church at Newtown for six months, and settled as pastor of the bilingual church at Builth in 1851.
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