Buttington
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  Buttington Location withinPowys | |
| OS grid reference | SJ2408 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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| 52°40′N3°07′W / 52.66°N 03.12°W /52.66; -03.12 | |
Buttington (Welsh:Tal-y-bont)[2] is a village inPowys, Wales, less than 3 km fromWelshpool and about 300 m from theRiver Severn, in thecommunity ofTrewern. TheMontgomery Canal passes through the village.[3] The village stands on a slight rise above the river's floodplain, by the ancient ford called Rhyd-y-groes, whereOffa's Dyke meets the Severn. The ford retained strategic value: reportedly in 1039 a battle took place here between Welsh and English forces.[4]All Saints Church is aGrade I listed building.[5]
At Buttington in 893 a combined Welsh and Mercian army underÆthelred, 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.[6][7] TheButtington Oak stood near the village until February 2018 and was said to have been planted by local people to commemorate the battle.[8]
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