Clan Rising

Families of Powys

The middle kingdom — Powys Wenwynwyn and Powys Fadog, stretching from the Severn headwaters east into the marches of Cheshire and Shropshire.

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Historic territories of Powys · 4

  • Powys

    Powys (Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, Brecknockshire)

    The Severn headwaters and Brycheiniog — Hywel Dda's southern half.

  • Maelor

    Wrexham

    Bromfield & Maelor — the eastern frontier of Powys Fadog.

  • Dyffryn Clwyd

    Denbighshire

    The Vale of Clwyd — Ruthin, Denbigh and the Cynllaith.

  • Tegeingl

    Flintshire

    The Dee estuary — long contested between Powys, Gwynedd and the marcher earls of Chester.