Brecknock Rural District
• 1901189,532 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, Brecknock Rural District was abolished and its area was combined with a number of other local government areas to form the Borough of Brecknock, one of three districts of the new county of Powys.
Brecknock Rural 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
References
- ^ A Vision of Brecknock RD, accessed January 7, 2008[permanent dead link]
51°56′49″N 3°23′28″W / 51.947°N 3.391°W / 51.947; -3.391
