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Brecknock Rural District
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 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ... of the new county of Powys. The district comprised the following civil parishes. They are listed below using the spelling current at the times of the rural district's existence: References {{reflist Rural districts of Wales Brecknockshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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.__TOC__ England and Wales In England and Wales they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) along with urban districts. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on poor law unions, but not replacing them). Rural districts had elected rural district councils (RDCs), which inherited the functions of the earlier sanitary districts, but also had wider authority over matters such as local planning, council housing, and playgrounds and cemeteries. Matters such as education and major roads were the responsibility of county councils. Until 1930 the rural district councillors were also poor law guardians for the unions of which they formed part. Each parish was repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfrynach
Llanfrynach is a village and community in the county of Powys, Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community as taken at the 2011 census was 571. It lies just to the southeast of Brecon in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The village sits astride the Nant Menasgin, a right bank tributary of the River Usk. The B4558 passes just to its north and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal also passes around the village. The Welsh name signifies the 'church of Brynach'. The community includes the hamlets of Llanhamlach and Groesffordd. The Cefn Brynich Canal Bridge Aqueduct over the Usk is a Grade II* listed structure. The community is included in the Talybont-on-Usk electoral ward, which chooses one county councillor for Powys County Council Powys County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. The County Hall is in Llandrindod Wells. History The county of Powys was created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfilo
Felin-fach is a community in Powys, Wales, northeast of Brecon. The community had a population of 673 as of the 2011 UK Census. It includes the villages and hamlets Llandyfaelog Tre'r-graig, Llanfilo, Tredomen, Trefeitha, Pen-isa'r-waen and Talachddu. Felinfach Community Council website. Retrieved 27 January 2018. The church of Llanfio in the community was founded by . There is also a Grade I listed church at Llandefalle
Felin-fach is a Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales, northeast of ...
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Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn
Llanfihangel (English: ''St Michael's Church'') can refer to the following places in Wales: *Llanfihangel (Powys electoral ward), including Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa *Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Gwynedd * Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, the former name for Llandre, Ceredigion * Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy * Llantarnam (Welsh: ''Llanfihangel Llantarnam''), Torfaen *Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Powys *Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Powys * Llanfihangel Penbedw, a former parish in the Hundred of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire *Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys *Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, on the Isle of Anglesey * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, a community in Gwynedd * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Dolbenmaen, a village in the community of Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel-y-Rug is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Nant Bran
Llanfihangel (English: ''St Michael's Church'') can refer to the following places in Wales: *Llanfihangel (Powys electoral ward), including Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa * Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Gwynedd * Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Ceredigion * Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, the former name for Llandre, Ceredigion * Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy * Llantarnam (Welsh: ''Llanfihangel Llantarnam''), Torfaen *Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Powys *Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Powys * Llanfihangel Penbedw, a former parish in the Hundred of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire * Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire * Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys *Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd (or more correctly Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd, meaning, in Welsh, "the church of St. Michael on the breast of the mountain") is a small rural village in the community of Devauden, Monmouthshire, Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Fechan
Llanfihangel (English: ''St Michael's Church'') can refer to the following places in Wales: *Llanfihangel (Powys electoral ward), including Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa *Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Gwynedd * Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, the former name for Llandre, Ceredigion * Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy * Llantarnam (Welsh: ''Llanfihangel Llantarnam''), Torfaen *Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Powys *Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Powys * Llanfihangel Penbedw, a former parish in the Hundred of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire *Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys *Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, on the Isle of Anglesey * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, a community in Gwynedd * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Dolbenmaen, a village in the community of Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel-y-Rug is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandyfaelog Fach
Llandyfaelog Fach is a hamlet, 35.9 miles (57.8 km) from Cardiff, in the community of Honddu Isaf, Powys, Wales. Llandyfaelog Fach is represented in the National Assembly by James Evans (Conservative Party), and the Member of Parliament is Fay Jones (Conservative Party). Landmarks include: *St Maelog Maelog was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales and a child of King Caw of Strathclyde. He was the patron Saint of Llanfaelog,J Douglas Davies, Saint Maelog: A Brief Long Life. (J Douglas Davies, 1995). where he built Church of Saint ... Church *The Cross of Briamail References {{authority control Villages in Powys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
