Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire
Brycheiniog or Sir Frycheiniog (Welsh)
Brecknockshire shown within Wales
Brecknockshire shown within England and Wales
Brecknockshire shown within the United Kingdom

Area
 • 1831460,158 acres (1,862.19 km2)
 • 1911469,281 acres (1,899.11 km2)
 • 1961469,281 acres (1,899.11 km2)
Population
 • 183147,763[1]
 • 190154,213
 • 197153,381
Density
 • 18310.1/acre
History
 • OriginBrycheiniog
 • Created1535
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byBrecknock, Powys
Chapman codeBRE
GovernmentBrecknockshire County Council (1889-1974)
 • HQBrecon
 • MottoUndeb Hedd Llwyddiant (Unity, Peace, Prosperity)
Coat of arms used by Brecknockshire County Council

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.

  1. ^ Vision of Britain - 1831 Census