Montgomeryshire

Green and pleasant land, submitted by Guinevere

Montgomeryshire Historic County Map (source: Wikipedia)

Inland county in Mid Wales.

Towns: Montgomery Newtown Welshpool

Industry: Agriculture, slate mining, woollen and flannel goods

The area is almost wholly mountainous, although there are some fertile valleys in the east.

The highest point is Cadair Berwyn.

Its main rivers are the River Severn and the River Dyfi.

Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir supplying Liverpool.

Resources

Primary Reference Links

• Powys County Archive Office

• Archive Network Wales - Montgomeryshire

• Powys Family History Society

• Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society

Countywide Interest

• Powys Heritage on line

• Powys - a Day in the Life

• Curious Fox Montgomeryshire

• Montgomeryshire General History

Specific Town and Village Interest

• Dolforwyn Castle - Wikipedia

• Powis Castle

Maps and Photographs

Register Offices

Powys - Machynlleth District
11 Penrallt Street,
Machynlleth,
SY20 8AG.
Tel:01654 702335 or 702336
On-line indexes - NorthWalesBMD

Powys - Newtown District
Room 4,
Council Offices,
The Park,
Newtown,
SY16 2NZ
Tel:01686 627862
On-line indexes - NorthWalesBMD

Welshpool Register Office,
Neuadd Maldwyn,
Severn Road,
Welshpool,
Powys.
SY21 7AS

Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

• Research Offers: Cemetery
• Research Offers: Photograph
• Research Offers: Probate
• Research Offers: Record Office/Archive

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.

Back to Wales