Builth and district
Transport
  Transport in the area  
 

The map opposite was made in 1836 and shows Builth just before Queen Victoria came to the throne. For hundreds of years the River Wye has been a barrier to travel and therefore a convenient border between different areas. River crossings were important and communities grew up where they were established, as at Rhayader, Builth and Hay.

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The Turnpike Roads
paying to use the highway in early Victorian times
 
 
Coaches and carriers
horse-drawn transport across the area
 
 
The coming of the railway
and connections to a wider network
 
 
Builth Road
a railway community in the Wye valley
 
 

 

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