Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire ( or ), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was created in 1536 under the Laws in Wales Act 1535, and from 1889 it was an administrative county with a county council; the administrative county was abolished in 1974. The county was named after the medieval Welsh territory of , which was anglicised to Brecknock and also gave its name to the county town of Brecon. The former county's area is mountainous and primarily rural.
Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Brecknockshire
- Historic subdivision.HQ
- Brecon
- Historic subdivision.Government
- Brecknockshire County Council (1889–1974)
- Historic subdivision.Status
- Non-administrative county (1536–1889)Administrative county (1889–1974)Historic county (non-administrative)
- Historic subdivision.End
- 1974
- Historic subdivision.Code
- BRE
- Historic subdivision.CodeName
- Chapman code
- Historic subdivision.Motto
- (Unity, Peace, Prosperity)
- Historic subdivision.Arms
- 200px|Coat of arms used by Brecknockshire County Council
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst
- 47,763
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear
- 1831
Article
24 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Brycheiniog
- Cantref of Buellt
- Lordship of Brecknock
- Creation of county
- Breconshire County Council
- Abolition
- Culture and community
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Cycling
- Canal
- Religious sites
- Civil parishes
- Sport
- Coat of arms
- Notable people
- Places of interest
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Brecknockshire ( or ), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was created in 1536 under the Laws in Wales Act 1535, and from 1889 it was an administrative county with a county council; the administrative county was abolished in 1974. The county was named after the medieval Welsh territory of , which was anglicised to Brecknock and also gave its name to the county town of Brecon. The former county's area is mountainous and primarily rural.
==Geography== alt=map of Breconshire|left|thumb|Map of Brecknockshire (1912) Brecknockshire was bounded to the north by Radnorshire, to the east by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, to the south by Monmouthshire and Glamorgan, and to the west by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.