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Hand-drawn map of Radnorshire, Brecknockshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire by Christopher Saxton in 1578. The county of Brecknock was created in 1536 under the Laws in Wales Act 1535, which formally incorporated Wales into the Kingdom of England and extended English models of government, including counties, across all of Wales.
In 1536 the new county of Brecknockshire was created, with Brecon as its county town. [30] The borough of Brecon's responsibilities were originally primarily judicial, holding various courts. The borough council also owned the manorial rights to the borough, oversaw the town's market and fairs, and ran elections for the borough's member of ...
The borough of Brecknock was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.It covered the area of the administrative county of Brecknockshire, which was abolished at the same time, with the exceptions of Brynmawr and Llanelly, which were transferred to Gwent, and Penderyn and Vaynor, which were transferred to Mid Glamorgan.
Hay-on-Wye, Brecknockshire 1860 Marcher lordships in the 14th-century Wales. The parish of Hay was created around 1135 from the north-eastern parts of the older parish of Llanigon. [29] Until 1536 Hay was a marcher lordship. In 1536 the Hay lordship was included in the new county of Brecknockshire. [57]
Stray from the beaten track and well-known cities to discover these postcard-perfect corners of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland The prettiest UK towns and villages to visit this ...
Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, Mid Wales, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Crickhowell, 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Brecon and 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Builth Wells.
Rassau looking towards Ebbw Vale. Beaufort (Welsh: Cendl or Y Cendl) is a village and community on the northern edge of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales.It is located in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) and the preserved county of Gwent.
Articles related to the former Welsh county of Brecknockshire, now largely included in the county of Powys. For the sub-Roman/early medieval Welsh monarchs of Brycheiniog , see Category:Monarchs of Brycheiniog .