Montgomeryshire
Also known as County of Montgomery, District of Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire ( , or simply ) was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974, later becoming a district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It was named after its county town, Montgomery, which in turn was named after one of William the Conqueror's main counsellors, Roger de Montgomerie, who was the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.
Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Montgomeryshire
- Historic subdivision.Government
- Montgomeryshire County Council (1889–1974)Montgomeryshire District Council (1974–1996)
- Historic subdivision.Status
- Non-administrative county (1536–1889)Administrative county (1889–1974)District of Powys (1974–1996)Historic county (non-administrative) (since 1996)
- Historic subdivision.Start
- –
- Historic subdivision.Code
- MGY
- Historic subdivision.CodeName
- Chapman code
- Historic subdivision.Image
- 300px|border
- Historic subdivision.image_caption
- Broad Street and Montgomery Town Hall (2001)
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst
- 66,482
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear
- 1831
- Historic subdivision.AreaFirstYear
- 1831
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Local government
- District
- Political control
- District council premises
- Geography
- Transport
- Places of special interest
- Legacy
- Politics
- See also
- References
Montgomeryshire ( , or simply ) was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974, later becoming a district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It was named after its county town, Montgomery, which in turn was named after one of William the Conqueror's main counsellors, Roger de Montgomerie, who was the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.
The area of what was Montgomeryshire, now constitutes the northern part of the county of Powys. The current area was 2,174 square km (839 square miles).
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