Montgomeryshire

Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn (Sir Drefaldwyn) is one of thirteen and a former administrative county of. It is named after one of 's main counselors,, who was the 1st.

Montgomeryshire constitutes the northern part of the principal area of (except a few communities added to Powys in 1996 that are within the historic boundaries of ). The population of this Montgomeryshire area was 59,474 according to the 2001 census.  is considered the, though the administrative functions were shared with.

The borders of Montgomeryshire correspond roughly to the medieval kingdom of. It is also the birth place of.

History
The county is bounded to the north by, to the east and southeast by , to the south by , to the southwest by  and to the west and northwest by. It was formed under the. Its cantrefi included:



It also included the Lordships of and

Geography
The area is almost wholly mountainous, although there are some fertile valleys in the east. The highest point is at 2,723 ft (830 m). Its main rivers are the and the. is a reservoir supplying.

The main towns are, , , and. The main industries are (mainly hill farming) and.

Places of special interest:

Trivia
To walk up and down through Wales, one must at some point travel through Montgomeryshire as it is the only county that stretches from border to the fringes of the sea, east to west.