Buttington

Buttington
Welsh: Tal-y-bont
Entering Buttington
Buttington Buttington shown within Powys
OS grid reference	SJ2408
Principal area	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
List of places: UK • Wales • Powys

Buttington (Welsh: Tal-y-bont) is a village in Powys, Wales. The Montgomery Canal passes through the village.^[1]

1 The Battle of Buttington
2 Notable people
3 References
4 External links

The Battle of Buttington

This battle took place in 893 AD between a combined Welsh and Mercian army, which defeated Danish invaders who had marched from Essex.

Notable people

William Boyd Dawkins, geologist and archaeologist

References

^ GEOnet Names Server (GNS)

External links

Photos of Buttington and surrounding area on geograph

Powys

Principal settlements	Brecon Builth Wells Crickhowell Hay-on-Wye Knighton Llandrindod Wells Llanfair Caereinion Llanfyllin Llanidloes Llanwrtyd Wells Machynlleth Montgomery Newtown Presteigne Rhayader Talgarth Welshpool Ystradgynlais

Communities	Abbey Cwmhir Aberedw Aberhafesp Beguildy Berriew Bettws Brecon Bronllys Caersws Carno Churchstoke Cilmery Clyro Duhonw Erwood Gladestry Glantwymyn Glasbury Guilsfield Kerry Knighton Llanbadarn Fawr Llanbrynmair Llanddew Llandinam Llandrindod Wells Llandrinio Llandysilio Llanelwedd Llanfechain Llanfrynach Llangamarch Llangedwyn Llangors Llangunllo Llangurig Llangynidr Llangyniew Llangynog Llanidloes Llanigon Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Llansantffraid Llansilin Llanwddyn Llanwrthwl Llanyre Llywel Machynlleth Meifod Merthyr Cynog Montgomery New Radnor Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Old Radnor Painscastle Penybont Presteigne Rhayader St Harmon Talybont on Usk Trefeglwys Tregynon Trewern Welshpool Ystradfellte Ystradgynlais

Towns and Villages	Abbeycwmhir Aber Clydach Aberbechan Aberbran Abercegir Abercraf Aberedw Abergwesyn Abergwydol Aberhafesp Aberhosan Aberllynfi Abermule Abernant Abertridwr Aberyscir Adfa Aithnen Arddlin Bacheldre Beguildy Berriew Bettws Cedewain Beulah Bont Dolgadfan Boughrood Bronllys Builth Wells Burgedin Buttington Bwlch Caehopkin Caersws Capel-y-ffin Carno Cathedine Cemmaes Road Church Stoke Cilmery Clatter Clyro Coelbren Commins Coch Crickhowell Criggion Crossgates Cwmdauddwr Cwmdu Cwmtwrch Cwrt y Gollen Derwenlas Dolanog Dolfach Dolyhir Dylife Erwood Esgairgeiliog Forge Four Crosses Gladestry Glasbury Hay-on-Wye Heartsease Heol Senni Kerry Knucklas Libanus Llan Llanafan Fawr Llanbrynmair Llanddew Llandinam Llandrinio Llandysilio Llanelwedd Llanfair Caereinion Llanfechain Llanfihangel Nant Bran Llanfyllin Llangadfan Llangammarch Wells Llangedwyn Llangors Llangurig Llangynidr Llangynog Llangynyw Llanllwchaiarn Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Llansantffraed Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain Llansilin Llanwchaiarn Llanwrin Llanwrthwl Llanwrtyd Wells Llanwrtyd Llanymynech Llanyre Llawryglyn Llyswen Llywel Meifod Milebrook Morben Nant Glas New Radnor Newbridge-on-Wye Old Church Stoke Painscastle Pandy Pant-y-Dwr Partrishow Penegoes Pennant Penwyllt Penybont Pilleth Plas Esgair Pont Crugnant Pontdolgoch Pontrobert Sarn Sennybridge St Harmon Staylittle Sycharth Talerddig Talgarth Talybont-on-Usk Tirabad Trecastle Trefeglwys Tregynon Trewern Tylwch Van, Llanidloes Ystradfellte

Castles	Aberedw Castle Castell Dinas Castell Du Cefnllys Colwyn Castle Dolforwyn Castle Llangoed Hall Mediomanum Montgomery Castle Painscastle Powis Castle Tretower Castle

Reservoirs and lakes	Cantref Reservoir Clywedog reservoir Elan Valley Reservoirs Llangorse Lake Lake Vyrnwy

Settlements on the River Severn from its source to Llandrinio (heading downstream)

Llanidloes \| Llandinam \| Caersws \| Newtown \| Llanwchaiarn \| Abermule \| Welshpool \| Buttington \| Llandrinio

Buttington

Contents

The Battle of Buttington

Notable people

References

External links