Brecknock Rural District

Coordinates: 51°56′49″N 3°23′28″W / 51.947°N 3.391°W

Brecknock
Area
 - 1901 189,532 acres (767.0 km2)
 - 1961 189,532 acres (767.0 km2)
Population
 - 1901 9,758
 - 1971 6,893
History
 - Created 1894
 - Abolished 1974
 - Succeeded by Brecknock
Status Rural district
 - HQ Brecon

Brecknock was a rural district in the administrative county of Breconshire, Wales, from 1894 - 1974. The district surrounded, but did not include, the town of Brecon, which was a separate municipal borough.

In 1974 local government throughout Wales was reorganised. Under the Local Government Act 1972 the rural district was abolished and it was combined with a number of other districts to form the Borough of Brecknock, one of three districts of the new county of Powys.

The district comprised the following civil parishes.[1] They are listed below using the spelling current at the times of the rural district's existence:

  • Aberyscir
  • Battle
  • Cantref
  • Cathedine
  • Cray
  • Garthbrengy
  • Glyn
  • Glyntawe
  • Llanddetty
  • Llanddew
  • Llandefailog Fach
  • Llandeilo'r Fan
  • Llandefalle
  • Llanfigan
  • Llanfihangel Fechan
  • Llanfihangel Nant Bran
  • Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn
  • Llanfilo
  • Llanfrynach
  • Llangasty-Talyllyn
  • Llangorse
  • Llanhamlach
  • Llansaintfraed
  • Llanspyddid
  • Llanwern
  • Maescar
  • Merthyr Cynog
  • Modrydd
  • Penpont
  • Senny
  • St David Without
  • Talachddu
  • Traianglâs
  • Traianmawr
  • Trallong
  • Venny Vach
  • Ysclydach

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