Buttington

Buttington (Welsh: Tal-y-bont)^[1] is a village in Powys, Wales, less than 3 km from Welshpool and about 300 m from the River Severn, in the community of Trewern. The Montgomery Canal passes through the village.^[2] The village stands on a slight rise above the river's floodplain, by the ancient ford called Rhyd-y-groes, where Offa's Dyke meets the Severn. The ford retained strategic value: reportedly in 1039 a battle took place here between Welsh and English forces.^[3] All Saints Church is a Grade I listed building.^[4]

Buttington Welsh: Tal-y-bont
Entering Buttington
Buttington Location 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
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Montgomeryshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52.66°N 03.12°W / 52.66; -03.12

The Battle of Buttington

Main article: 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.^[5][6] The Buttington Oak stood near the village until February 2018 and was said to have been planted by local people to commemorate the battle.^[7]

Notable people

• Sir William Boyd Dawkins Kt FRS FSA FGS (1837–1929), geologist and archaeologist.^[8]

Former Buttington railway station in 1953; at the junction between the Cambrian Railways main line from Aberystwyth with the Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway^[9]