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... brief history of Brecknockshire
 The origin of Brecknockshire lies in the Kingdom of Brycheiniog, which was established in the 5th and survived until the 10th century. The County of Brecknock was first established in the Laws in Wales Act 1535, where the Town of Brecknock, or Brecon, was declared the County Town. Under the Local Government Act 1888, an elected county council was formed and Brecon lost some of the industrialised areas in the south to Monmouthshire. In 1889 the Brecknockshire County Council adopted the attributed arms of Brychan, fifth century founder of Brycheiniog. The administrative county of Brecknock was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The bulk of its area passed to the new county of Powys, where it became the Borough of Brecknock, one of three districts of the new county. In 1996 a further reorganisation of local government took place in Wales, and Powys became a unitary authority. A "Brecknockshire" area was formed under a decentralisation scheme, and a "shire committee" consisting of councillors elected for electoral divisions within the former district of Radnorshire exercises functions delegated by Powys County Council |
Brecknockshire County Council
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A 'Brecknockshire County Council' does not exist anymore, as the administrative county of Brecknock was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Under the reorganistation in 1996 the Brecknockshire Committee was established, which excersices functions delegated to it by Powys County Council. The current Chairman of the Brecknockshire Committee at Neuadd Brycheiniog is Councillor Rosemarie Harris, appointed on the 1st June 2009. |
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Where is Brecknockshire?
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Brecknockshire -
where it is within Wales
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Brecknockshire is bounded to the north by Radnorshire, to the east by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, to the south by Monmouthshire and Glamorgan, and west by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
Its area is 469,281 acres (1,899 kmē). The population of the former county at the 2001 census was 42,075. |
Towns in Brecknockshire
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The main towns are Brecon, Bulth Wells, Crickhowell, Hay-on-Wye, Llanwyrtyd Wells, Talgarth, and Ystradgynlais. |
Accommodation in Brecknockshire
| This website about Brecknockshire is only just evelving, so our list of Hotels, B & B's, Guest Houses, Caravan Parks and Holiday Cottages is not yet available - but please come back soon, we hope to get this online shortly. |
Brecknockshire Business Directory
| As with the Accommodation Guide, the Business Directory for Brecknockshire is not yet available. Coming soon, you well be able to look up local businesses and also add your own business to the directory. |
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