Montgomery, Powys

Montgomery Welsh: Trefaldwyn
View of Montgomery with Montgomery Castle in the background
Montgomery Location within Powys
Population	1,295 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SO221967
Principal area	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MONTGOMERY
Postcode district	SY15
Dialling code	01686
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Montgomeryshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°33′47″N 3°08′53″W / 52.563°N 3.148°W / 52.563; -3.148

Montgomery (Welsh: Trefaldwyn ^ⓘ; translates as the town of Baldwin) is a town and community in Powys, Wales. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Montgomeryshire to which it gives its name, and it is within the Welsh Marches border area. The town centre lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the England–Wales border. Montgomery Castle was started in 1223 and its parish church in 1227. Other locations in the town include The Old Bell Museum, the Offa's Dyke Path, the Robber's Grave and the town wall.^[2] The large Iron Age hill fort of Ffridd Faldwyn is sited northwest of the town and west of the Castle.

In the 2011 census, the community of Montgomery had a population of 1,295. The community includes Hen Domen.