Caersws
Sign in to saveCaersws (; ) is a village and community on the River Severn, in the Welsh county of Powys; it was formerly in Montgomeryshire. It is located west of Newtown, halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. At the 2011 census, the community had a population of 1,586 – a figure which includes the settlements of Clatter, Llanwnnog and Pontdolgoch; the village itself had a population of slightly over 800.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Mary's Church, Caersws - geograph.org.uk - 2871309.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The former village church
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Caersŵs
- UK place.official_name
- Caersws
- UK place.population
- 1,586
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.community_wales
- Caersws
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Powys
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Powys
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Montgomeryshire
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Caersŵs
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Q156150
- Population
- +1526
- Area
- +4472.84
- Official website
- caerswscommunitycouncil.co.uk
- Image
- Caersws church.jpg
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- Montgomeryshire
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Caersws (; ) is a village and community on the River Severn, in the Welsh county of Powys; it was formerly in Montgomeryshire. It is located west of Newtown, halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. At the 2011 census, the community had a population of 1,586 – a figure which includes the settlements of Clatter, Llanwnnog and Pontdolgoch; the village itself had a population of slightly over 800.
==Etymology== The name is derived from the Welsh placename elements "Caer-" and "Sŵs". "Caer" translates as "fort" and likely refers to the Roman settlement. The derivation of the second element is less certain.