Four Crosses, Powys
Encyclopedia
Four Crosses is a village
located in the County of Powys
in Wales
, close to the border with Shropshire
. It is in the community
of Llandysilio
.
The village is home to over 900 persons.
It is on the Offa's Dyke Path
. The nearest town is Oswestry
. The Foxen Manor housing estate has a football field and playground. This field is home to Four Crosses Football Club, who are in the SPAR
Mid Wales League
, and are moving up the division.
The village was served by Four Crosses railway station
until 1965.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
located in the County of Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, close to the border with Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. It is in the community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of Llandysilio
Llandysilio
Llandysilio is a village and community in the Welsh county of Powys.Its population at the 2001 Census was 962. The present parish church, dedicated to Saint Tysilio, dates from 1867 but tradition states that a church was founded here by Tysilio in the seventh century.- External links :*...
.
The village is home to over 900 persons.
It is on the Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke Path is a long distance footpath along the Welsh-English border. Opened in 1971, it is one of Britain's premier National Trails and draws walkers from throughout the world...
. The nearest town is Oswestry
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
. The Foxen Manor housing estate has a football field and playground. This field is home to Four Crosses Football Club, who are in the SPAR
SPAR
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Mid Wales League
Mid Wales League
The Mid Wales Football League, currently styled as the SPAR Mid Wales Football League under a sponsorship deal, is a football league in Wales, consisting of 31 teams, 15 in Division One and 16 in Division Two. Division One sits at the third tier of the Welsh football league system, and promotes...
, and are moving up the division.
The village was served by Four Crosses railway station
Four Crosses railway station
Four Crosses railway station was a station on the former Cambrian Railway between Oswestry and Welshpool.It opened in 1860 as part of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway and served the village of Four Crosses in Powys, Wales until closure in 1965. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow...
until 1965.