Newtown

Newtown (Y Drenewydd in Welsh), the largest town in Powys and Mid Wales, sits on the River Severn in mountain terrain and is best known as the 1771 birthplace of social reformer Robert Owen. The town also has a strong claim as the origin of mail-order retail: Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones ran the world's first mail-order company here, reportedly supplying Queen Victoria. Theatr Hafren and the contemporary arts gallery Oriel Davies add to the cultural offer, and the town was historically a centre of the Welsh wool industry.

• Population11,362
• Nearest water0.3 km
• Nearest mountain2.0 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1