In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Knighton like this:
Knighton.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., Radnorshire, on river Teme, 6 miles S. of Presteigne and 160 miles NW. of London--par., 2461 ac., pop. 1905: town, 570 ac., pop. 1720; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Thursday. Knighton is beautifully situated amid an undulating and finely wooded country. Offa's Dyke is close beside the town, and Caer Caradoc is about 3 miles distant. The mfrs. are unimportant. Knighton formed one of the Radnor District of Parliamentary Boroughs, which returned 1 member until 1885.
Knighton through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Knighton has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Powys. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Knighton and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knighton, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/820
Date accessed: 24th May 2013
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