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  Council Powys
  Traditional Radnorshire
  Ceremonial Powys
  Constituency Brecon & Radnorshire
  PostalTown KNIGHTON
  PostCode LD7
  DiallingCode +44-(0)1547
  GridReference SO285725
  OldMapsYear 1891
  OldMapsEasting 328500
  OldMapsNorthing 272500
  OldMapsCounty 10radno531
  Police Dyfed-Powys Police


Knighton (, Traditional County of Radnorshire , mid Wales , lying on the River Teme . It lies by the English-Welsh border, the town's railway station being located in Shropshire , England .

Knighton is known for its well preserved section of with a Telescope , Europe's largest Camera Obscura and a Planetarium . The observatory is part of the Spaceguard UK project which searches for Asteroids which might threaten the earth.

On August 18 2004 , Fish fell from the sky in one of the most recent instances of Raining Animals within the United Kingdom .

If you would like to see what the town was like in
Victorian times this site is worth a visit.
The Local Chamber of Trade also has a web site, check out how many mistakes you can find on it.