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Merionethshire
Motto: Tra môr, tra Meirion
(While the sea lasts, so shall Meirionnydd)
Merionethshire
Ancient extent of Merionethshire
Geography
1831 area 385,291 acres (1,559.22 km2)
1911/1961 area 422,372 acres (1,709.28 km2)
HQ Dolgellau
Chapman code MER
History
Created 1284
Succeeded by Meirionnydd
Demography
1831 population
- 1831 density		 35,315[1]
0.1/acre
1911 population
- 1911 density		 45,565
0.1/acre
1961 population
- 1961 density		 38,310
0.1/acre
Politics
Governance Merionethshire County Council (1889-1974)
Merioneth arms.png
Coat of arms of Merionethshire County Council

Merionethshire (Welsh: Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionnydd) is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.

The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the Local Government Act 1888, was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974. The bulk formed the Meirionnydd district in the new county of Gwynedd, with a small area in the north east, Edeirnion Rural District, becoming part of the Glyndŵr district of Clwyd. As a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which came into force in 1996, the Glyndŵr area lies within the county of Denbighshire, with the rest of the old county remaining in Gwynedd.

The spelling of the Welsh name in standard modern orthography is Meirionnydd (for the geographical area) or Sir Feirionnydd (for the former county), with a double <nn>, but the variant with a single <n> is sometimes found in older works.[2][3]

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Geography

Merionethshire was a maritime county, bounded to the north by Caernarfonshire, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire, and to the west by Cardigan Bay. With a total area of 1,731 km², it was one of the more sparsely populated counties in Great Britain. The Merioneth area is also one of the strongest Welsh-speaking parts of Wales. The coastline consists alternately of cliffs and stretches of sand and the area generally is the most mountainous in Wales; a large part of the Snowdonia National Park lies within it. The greatest heights are Aran Fawddwy 905 m (2,970 ft) and Cadair Idris 893 m (2,929 ft). The chief rivers are the Dwyryd, the Mawddach and the Dyfi. Waterfalls and small lakes are numerous, the largest being Bala Lake (4 miles long and 1-mile (1.6 km) broad).

History

The county was formed in 1284 under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan from the Cantrefi of:

Merioneth was an important part of the Welsh slate industry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with major quarrying centres at Blaenau Ffestiniog in the north of the county and Corris in the south.

Main Towns

The main towns are

The main industries today are agriculture, forestry and tourism.

Places of special interest (with grid reference)

References

  1. ^ Vision of Britain - 1831 Census
  2. ^ Double 'nn' is found in the title of a number of Welsh-language books published in the period of the county's existence, e.g. Crwydro Meirionnydd, a companion to the area by T. I. Ellis (Llandybie, 1954), and the county atlas published by the old county council (Atlas Merionnydd, Y Bala, 1972).
  3. ^ For the single 'n' variant see, for example, Melville Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units. University of Wales Press, Cardiff 1969.
Local government in Wales
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established in 1996
Counties and districts
1974–1996
Counties
established before 1889

Coordinates: 52°50′N 3°50′W / 52.833°N 3.833°W / 52.833; -3.833


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  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Caernarfonshire, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire, and to the west by Cardigan Bay.

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Ancient county of Merionethshire
Image:WalesMerionethTrad.png
Geography
Area: (1891) 427,810 (1,731 km²)
Rank: Ranked 6th
Administration
County town: Dolgellau
Chapman code: MER

Merionethshire (Welsh: Meirionnydd, Sîr Feirionydd ) is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.

The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the Local Government Act 1888, was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974. The bulk formed the Meirionnydd district in the new county of Gwynedd, with a small protusion in the north-east (the Edeyrnion Rural District) becoming part of the Glyndŵr district of Clwyd. Since Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 came into force in 1996 the Glyndwr part now forms part of the principal area of Denbighshire, with the rest remaining in Gwynedd.

Geography

Merionethshire is a maritime county, bounded to the north by Caernarfonshire, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire, and to the west by Cardigan Bay. Its total area is 1,731 km², and it is one of the more sparsely populated counties of the UK. It is also one of the strongest Welsh-speaking parts of Wales. The coastline consists alternately of cliffs and stretches of sand and the county generally is the most mountainous in Wales; a large part of the Snowdonia National Park lies within it. The greatest heights are Aran Fawddwy 905 m (2970 ft) and Cadair Idris 893 m (2929 ft). The chief rivers are the Dwyryd, the Mawddach and the Dyfi. Waterfalls and small lakes are numerous, the largest being Bala Lake (4 miles long and 1 mile broad).

The county was formed in 1284 under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan from the Cantrefi of:

The main towns are Bala, Barmouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Corwen, Dolgellau, Ffestiniog and Tywyn. The main industries are agriculture and tourism.

Places of special interest (grid reference): Castell y Bere (SH667085); Cymer Abbey (SH721195); Ffestiniog Railway (SH6946); Harlech Castle (SH5731); Portmeirion Italianate village (SH589372); Rhug Chapel (SJ063439); Tomen-y-mur Roman Fort (SH7038).

The Arms of Merionethshire County Council
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Counties which originate prior to 1889
Anglesey • Brecknockshire • Caernarfonshire • Cardiganshire • Carmarthenshire • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Glamorganshire • Merionethshire • Monmouthshire • Montgomeryshire • Pembrokeshire • Radnorshire


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