Welsh Marches

[Toureman]

Where are the Welsh Marches, what area do they cover?

Thanks.

[dilligaf]

Never heard of a car fitted with Welsh Marches before!

[apache050358]

Wales

[v64paul]

worked at marcher sound a couple of times...

[alunrw]

Foundon Google
lands in Wales along the English border. After the Norman conquest of England in the 11th cent., William I established the border earldoms of Chester, Shrewsbury, and Hereford to protect his English kingdom. Norman barons were encouraged by William's successors to conquer and hold other earldoms in the east of Wales. These nobles ruled as petty feudal princes, owing allegiance only to the king. Attempts to control the resulting lawlessness were made by Edward I and by Edward IV, who set up the Council of Wales and the Marches in 1471. Finally the act of Union (1536) abolished the more than 100 marcher lordships, providing for their division into Welsh shires or their incorporation into English counties.

[Ironbridge]

You can locate the Welsh Marches by looking on an Ordnance Survey map of mid-Wales for Offa's Dyke.

This is a mediaeval pathway, clearly sign-posted, running from South Wales, through mid-Wales and to the North.

[dilligaf]

A pathway?

Whats it got to do with motoring?

[shaneystar2]

Are you looking for answer to a crossword Toureman ?
If so the answer is Chirk..one of the Welsh Marches.

[Toureman]

As I wanted to find out what the Welsh Marches are and where they are as I intend to go MOTORING through them this Summer I posted the question in the MOTORING section.

Perhaps Dilligaf with his vast knowledge could suggest what topic I should have posted this Question in! Also I have better thigs to do with my time than waste it doing crosswords.

Out of 7 answers 5 were stupid or irrelavant, Thankyou to Alan and Ironbridge for such good answers.