Where is Machynlleth?

Machynlleth is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.5910°, -3.8490°.

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Machynlleth

Machynlleth in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Machynlleth is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Machynlleth (Welsh: [maˈχənɬɛθ] ) is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,147, rising to 2,235 in 2011. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as Mach. Machynlleth was the seat of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Parliament in 1404, and as such claims to be the "ancient capital of Wales". However, it has never held any official recognition as a capital. It applied for city status in 2000 and 2002, but was unsuccessful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1937 and 1981.

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Background

History

There is a long history of human activity in the Machynlleth area. In the late 1990s, radiocarbon dating showed that copper was being mined in the Early Bronze Age ( 2,750 years ago), within 1 mi of the town centre. The Romans settled in the area; they built a fort at Cefn Caer, near Pennal, 2.5 mi west of Machynlleth, and are reputed to have had two look-out posts above the town at and , and another fort, called Maglona, at Machynlleth. One of the earliest written references to Machynlleth is the Royal charter granted in 1291 by Edward I to Owen de la Pole, Lord of Powys. This gave him the right to hold "a market and lived at Mathafarn about two miles east of Machynlleth. Pugh supported…

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