Montgomery.-- parl. bor., par., and co. town of Montgomeryshire, 7 miles S. of Welshpool and 181 NW. of London by rail, 3323 ac., pop. 1194; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. Montgomery is a very old place, having claims even to an ancient British origin. Of the castle, a fortress founded in the reign of William the Conqueror, very slight remains exist; it was reduced by the Parliamentarians. There are no mfrs. Montgomery is a corporate town, with charter of 1st Henry VII. The Montgomery District of Parliamentary Boroughs (including Montgomery, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Machynlleth, Newtown, and Welshpool) returns 1 member to Parliament.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))