Buttington
Human settlement in Wales
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Buttington (Welsh: Tal-y-bont)[2] is a village in Powys, Wales, less than 3 km from Welshpool and about 300 m from the River Severn, in the community of Trewern. The Montgomery Canal passes through the village.[3] The village stands on a slight rise above the river's floodplain, by the ancient ford called Rhyd-y-groes, where Offa's Dyke meets the Severn. The ford retained strategic value: reportedly in 1039 a battle took place here between Welsh and English forces.[4] All Saints Church is a Grade I listed building.[5]
Buttington
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Entering Buttington | |
  Buttington Location within Powys | |
| OS grid reference | SJ2408 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
The Battle of Buttington
At Buttington in 893 a combined Welsh and Mercian army under Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, defeated a Danish army which had marched from Essex. This was the decisive battle in the war against the Viking invasion of the 890s.[6][7] The Buttington Oak stood near the village until February 2018 and was said to have been planted by local people to commemorate the battle.[8]
Notable people
- Sir William Boyd Dawkins FRS FSA FGS (1837–1929), geologist and archaeologist.[9]
