Brecknockshire
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"Breconshire" redirects here. For other uses, see Breconshire (disambiguation).
Until 1974, Brecknockshire (Welsh: Brycheiniog or Sir Frycheiniog), also formerly known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon, was an administrative county in the south of Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. Named after its county town of Brecon (archaically "Brecknock"), the county was mountainous and primarily rural.
Quick Facts Brycheiniog or Sir Frycheiniog (Welsh), Area ...
Brecknockshire | |
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Area | |
• 1831 | 460,158 acres (1,862.19 km2) |
• 1911 | 469,281 acres (1,899.11 km2) |
• 1961 | 469,281 acres (1,899.11 km2) |
Population | |
• 1831 | 47,763[1] |
• 1901 | 54,213 |
• 1971 | 53,381 |
Density | |
• 1831 | 0.1/acre |
History | |
• Origin | Brycheiniog |
• Created | 1535 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Brecknock, Powys |
Chapman code | BRE |
Government | Brecknockshire County Council (1889-1974) |
• HQ | Brecon |
• Motto | Undeb Hedd Llwyddiant (Unity, Peace, Prosperity) |
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