| Radnorshire Sir Faesyfed (Welsh) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Area | |
| • 1831 | 272,128 acres (1,101.26 km2) |
| • 1911 | 301,165 acres (1,218.77 km2) |
| • 1961 | 301,165 acres (1,218.77 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1831 | 24,651[1] |
| • 1901 | 23,281 |
| • 1971 | 18,271 |
| • 1992[2] | 24,000 |
| Density | |
| • 1831 | 0.1/acre |
| History | |
| • Created | 1536 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | Powys |
| Status | historic county, administrative county, District |
| Chapman code | RAD |
| Government | Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) |
| • HQ | Presteigne (Llandrindod Wells from 1974-1996) |
| • Motto | Ewch yn Uwch (Go Higher) |
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| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Hundreds, sanitary districts, urban districts, rural districts |
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Radnorshire (Welsh: Sir Faesyfed) was one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales and later from 1974 to 1996 a district. It covered a sparsely populated area, and was bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, to the east by Herefordshire, to the south by Brecknockshire and to the west by Cardiganshire.
The county was formed in 1536[a] from several Marcher lordships under the Laws in Wales Acts, as part of the formal annexation of Wales into the Kingdom of England by Henry VIII. The county was named after New Radnor, which was the original county town. From 1543 onwards the assizes were held alternately at New Radnor and Presteigne, later settling at Presteigne alone. Presteigne then served as the county's administrative centre until 1889 when Radnorshire County Council was established and chose to base itself in Llandrindod Wells instead.
The administrative county was abolished in 1974, with the area becoming the lower-tier Radnor district within the new county of Powys. The district was renamed Radnorshire in 1989.[3] Radnorshire District Council was abolished in 1996 when Powys became a unitary authority.[4] Powys County Council then had a Radnorshire "shire committee" until 2018.
The largest town in Radnorshire was Llandrindod Wells, with other towns being Knighton, Presteigne, and Rhayader. The Radnor Forest is an area of high ground covering a large part of the east of former county.
- ^ Vision of Britain - 1831 Census
- ^ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
- ^ "No. 51728". The London Gazette. 10 May 1989. p. 5579.
- ^ "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 19, retrieved 28 September 2022
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