New Radnor
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New Radnor is a village in mid Wales. It was the original county town of Radnorshire. The population is around 400, a higher than normal proportion of which are pensioners.
The village lies by the Radnor Forest, and has been said to have been built to replace Old Radnor, although it was a planned medieval town, with streets laid out in a grid pattern. Attractions in the town include a castle mound motte.
The Radnor valley football club is a thriving local team; a notable player being Gareth Pugh of Kinnerton, who has provided years of faithful service to the valley boys. The Team are now a vibrant selection of young individuals, including Daniel Cadman, amongst many talented others, mentored by Gareth Pugh and other senior, experienced members.
New Radnor used to be a shire town for a short while in the 1500s, and had its own court. The old town hall is still in the village today. It used to have its own market, which included livestock and was held once a week, but this is no longer the case.
The Old Station Caravan & Camping Park has recently re-opened in New Radnor for touring caravans, motorhomes & tents. There is also a static holiday caravan to let throughout the season and pitches will be available for people wishing to buy their own static caravan in Wales.
New Radnor has two pubs, a post office,a shop, chapel, church, community centre, war memorial and primary school. Some years ago it narrowly missed out on the award for best village in Wales.
New Radnor's main sources of income and jobs are from agriculture and farming, although there are some small thriving businesses such as house maintenance and picture framing.
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