Brecknock Rural District
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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
the rural district was abolished and it was combined with a number of other districts to form the Borough of Brecknock
, one of three districts
of the new county of Powys
.
The district comprised the following civil parish
es. They are listed below using the spelling current at the times of the rural district's existence:
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the administrative county of Breconshire, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, from 1894 - 1974. The district surrounded, but did not include, the town of Brecon
Brecon
Brecon is a long-established market town and community in southern Powys, Mid Wales, with a population of 7,901. It was the county town of the historic county of Brecknockshire; although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of Powys, it remains an important local centre...
, which was a separate municipal borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
.
In 1974 local government throughout Wales was reorganised. Under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
the rural district was abolished and it was combined with a number of other districts to form the Borough of Brecknock
Brecknock (borough)
The Borough of Brecknock was one of the three local government districts of the county of Powys, Wales from 1974 to 1996. The district comprised the majority of the historic county of Brecknockshire....
, one of three districts
Districts of Wales
In 1974, Wales was re-divided for local government purposes into thirty-seven districts. Districts were the second tier of local government introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, being subdivisions of the eight counties introduced at the same time...
of the new county of Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
.
The district comprised the following civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
es. They are listed below using the spelling current at the times of the rural district's existence: