Bettws-y-Crwyn
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This article is about the place in Shropshire
. For other places called Betws or Bettws see Bettws
.
Bettws-y-Crwyn is a small, remote village and civil parish in south west Shropshire
, England
. It is close to the Welsh
border, and is one of a few English villages to have a Welsh language
placename, which translates roughly as "chapel of the fleeces". The parish name was formerly written simply as Bettws, and the suffix, probably a local name for the church, only appears in written records in the nineteenth century. The parish, including the hamlets of Anchor
(which has a pub of the same name), Quabbs
and Hall of the Forest had a total population of 212 at the 2001 census.
It lies at 400 m above sea level, making it one of the highest settlements in Shropshire and England too. The village is about sixteen miles west of the Shropshire town of Craven Arms
, and only about nine miles south-east of Newtown in Powys
, Wales. The parish lies within the Clun electoral division of Shropshire Council
.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. For other places called Betws or Bettws see Bettws
Bettws
Betws or Bettws could refer to one of several communities in Wales, or one in England.The name is generally thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'bed-hus' - i.e. bead-house - a house of prayer, a private chapel or an oratory....
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Bettws-y-Crwyn is a small, remote village and civil parish in south west Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is close to the Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
border, and is one of a few English villages to have a Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
placename, which translates roughly as "chapel of the fleeces". The parish name was formerly written simply as Bettws, and the suffix, probably a local name for the church, only appears in written records in the nineteenth century. The parish, including the hamlets of Anchor
Anchor, Shropshire
Anchor is a remote hamlet in Shropshire, England, located at . The hamlet is the most westerly place in Shropshire.-Geography:Anchor lies only 400m away from the border with Wales. The B4368 road runs through the hamlet on its way between the towns of Clun to Newtown...
(which has a pub of the same name), Quabbs
Quabbs
Quabbs is a very small, scattered hamlet in the southwest of Shropshire, on the border between England and Wales. The name, which also occurs in Gloucestershire as a field name, is possibly derived from the Old English word cwabba, "marsh"....
and Hall of the Forest had a total population of 212 at the 2001 census.
It lies at 400 m above sea level, making it one of the highest settlements in Shropshire and England too. The village is about sixteen miles west of the Shropshire town of Craven Arms
Craven Arms
Craven Arms is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which connect it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively. The Heart of Wales railway line joins the Welsh Marches line at Craven Arms...
, and only about nine miles south-east of Newtown in Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Wales. The parish lies within the Clun electoral division of Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council is a unitary authority in Shropshire, United Kingdom.It replaced the former two-tier local government structure in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire on 1 April 2009, which involved its immediate predecessor, Shropshire County Council, and five non-metropolitan districts -...
.