OS grid reference SJ2408 Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Tuesday 6:34 PM | Country Wales | |
 | ||
Weather 8°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Buttington (Welsh: Tal-y-bont) is a village in Powys, Wales. The Montgomery Canal passes through the village.
Contents
Map of Buttington, Welshpool, UK
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.
Notable people
References
Buttington Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA