Historic counties of Wales

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former administrative division historic subdivision

The historic counties of Wales are the traditional territorial divisions that existed for administrative, judicial, and cultural purposes before modern local government reforms redefined Welsh boundaries.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division ⓘ
historic subdivision ⓘ
basedOn medieval marcher lordships ⓘ
traditional Welsh regions ⓘ
boundaryChange local government reorganization 1974 ⓘ
local government reorganization 1996 ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
culturalRole basis for many Welsh sporting and cultural organizations ⓘ
differFrom current principal areas of Wales ⓘ
preserved counties of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedInPeriod 16th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName traditional counties of Wales ⓘ
hasLanguageAssociation English language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Welsh language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableCounty Anglesey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monmouthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Anglesey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brecknockshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caernarfonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cardiganshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Denbighshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flintshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Merionethshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monmouthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Montgomeryshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pembrokeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Radnorshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy English county system ⓘ
legalFramework Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 NERFINISHED ⓘ
mapFeature distinct traditional boundaries ⓘ
numberOfSubdivisions 13 ⓘ
partOf historic counties of the United Kingdom ⓘ
recognizedBy Ordnance Survey (historical mapping) NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedBy counties of Wales (1974–1996) ⓘ
principal areas of Wales ⓘ
status no longer used for local government ⓘ
still used for cultural identity ⓘ
still used for historical reference ⓘ
use administrative purposes ⓘ
cultural purposes ⓘ
judicial purposes ⓘ
usedFor genealogical research ⓘ
geographical classification ⓘ
heritage conservation ⓘ

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