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Powys is a principal area in Mid Wales. It consists of the historic counties of Brecknockshire (Welsh: Sir Frycheiniog), Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn) and Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed).
Powys is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.