Merionethshire
Merionethshire, or Merioneth ( or ''''), was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.
Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Merionethshire
- Historic subdivision.HQ
- Dolgellau
- Historic subdivision.Government
- Merionethshire County Council (1889–1974)
- Historic subdivision.Status
- Shire county under Justiciar of North Wales (1284–1536)Non-administrative county (1536–1889)Administrative county (1889–1974)Historic county (non-administrative)
- Historic subdivision.Code
- MER
- Historic subdivision.CodeName
- Chapman code
- Historic subdivision.Motto
- Tra môr, tra Meirion (While the sea lasts, so shall Meirionnydd)
- Historic subdivision.Image
- 160px|Flag of Merioneth Flag of Merionethshire adopted in 2015
- Historic subdivision.Arms
- 150px|Coat of arms of Merionethshire County Council
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst
- 35,315
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography
- History
- Local government
- Main towns
- Places of special interest (with grid reference)
- Railways
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Merionethshire, or Merioneth ( or ''''), was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.
==Name== 'Merioneth' is an anglicisation of the Welsh placename Meirionnydd (for the geographical area) or Sir Feirionnydd (for the county), with a 'double' , but the variant with a single is sometimes found in older works