Beguildy
Beguildy () is a village and community in Powys, Wales. It lies in a remote tract of countryside, northwest of Knighton, on the B4355 road to Newtown, near the headwaters of the River Teme, at an elevation of . The village has a pub, the Radnorshire Arms, a post office, and a place of worship. Beguildy Church in Wales Primary School closed in 2013. Toponymy Beguildy is an anglicization of Bugeildy, which means shepherd-house in Welsh, from bugail for shepherd and tŷ for house. Community The large, rural community of Beguildy includes the settlements of Beguildy, Felindre, Dutlas, Lloyney, Heyope and Knucklas. It falls in the historic county of Radnorshire. An electoral ward in the same name exists. At the 2011 Census this ward had a population of 1,411. Castle Beguildy Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle of which the well preserved 20 foot high motte and earthworks remain. The village and the castle lie on the border between England and Wales. Church The church, which is mainly 14th century, was restored considerably in the 19th century, with the chancel being rebuilt in 1885 and the nave restored in 1896 (to the design by William Radford Bryden). The original tower