The Welsh Marches (Welsh: Y Mers) is a term which, in modern usage, denotes an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods. The English terms Welsh March, The March of Wales, in Medieval Latin Marchia Walliae, were originally used in the Middle Ages to denote a more precisely defined territory, the marches between England and the Principality of Wales, in which Marcher lords had specific rights, held to some extent independently of the king of England.
Read more about Welsh Marches: Origins: Mercia and The Welsh, The March of Wales in The Middle Ages, The End of Marcher Powers, The Marches Today
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