This is a small town in North Wales, with a market on Thursdays; and fairs on Wednesday before Easter, May 24, June 28, and Oct. 5. It is seated in a flat, among the hills, near the river Cane, and is a neat little town. It is fifteen miles north of Montgomery, and 179 north-west of London.
Source: The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture 1791. Vol. 5.