Presteigne

Presteigne Welsh: Llanandras
Presteigne High Street
Presteigne Location within Powys
Population	2,710 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SO315645
Community	Presteigne
Principal area	Powys
Preserved county	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTEIGNE
Postcode district	LD8
Dialling code	01544
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Brecon & Radnorshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Brecon & Radnorshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°16′28″N 3°00′19″W / 52.27436°N 3.00536°W / 52.27436; -3.00536

Presteigne (/prɛsˈtiːn/; Welsh: Llanandras: the church of St. Andrew) is a town and community on the south bank of the River Lugg in Powys, Wales. The town is located on the England–Wales border, which surrounds it to the north, east and south. Nearby towns are Kington, Herefordshire to the south and Knighton to the north, and surrounding villages include Norton (within the community) and Stapleton. The community has a population of 2,710; the built-up area had a population of 2,056.^[2]

Presteigne was formerly the county town of the historic county of Radnorshire. Despite being in Wales, it is part of the diocese of Hereford in the Church of England.