historic county of Radnorshire
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The historic county of Radnorshire is a sparsely populated former administrative county in mid-Wales, known for its rural landscapes, market towns, and role as a traditional Welsh border region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radnorshire | 0 |
Statements (156)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative county
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historic county ⓘ |
| administrativeCountyAbolished | 1974 ⓘ |
| administrativeCountyCreated | 1889 ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 1900 square kilometres
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approximately 470000 acres ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Brecknockshire
NERFINISHED
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Cardiganshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomeryshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
hilly terrain
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predominantly rural ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ upland landscapes ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Cambrian Mountains foothills
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Elan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnor Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ River Ithon NERFINISHED ⓘ River Wye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Abbeycwmhir
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Beguildy NERFINISHED ⓘ Builth Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Builth Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Cefnllys NERFINISHED ⓘ Clyro NERFINISHED ⓘ Colwyn Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Crossgates NERFINISHED ⓘ Cwmdauddwr NERFINISHED ⓘ Disserth NERFINISHED ⓘ Eardisley NERFINISHED ⓘ Erwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Evenjobb NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladestry NERFINISHED ⓘ Glasbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Hay-on-Wye NERFINISHED ⓘ Howey NERFINISHED ⓘ Kington NERFINISHED ⓘ Knighton NERFINISHED ⓘ Knighton Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Leominster NERFINISHED ⓘ Llananno NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanbadarn Fynydd NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanbister NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanelwedd NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanfair Waterdine NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanfihangel Brynpabuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanfihangel Nant Melan NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanfihangel Rhydithon NERFINISHED ⓘ Llangunllo NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanwrthwl NERFINISHED ⓘ Llanwrtyd Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Nantmel NERFINISHED ⓘ New Radnor NERFINISHED ⓘ New Radnor Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Newbridge-on-Wye NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Radnor NERFINISHED ⓘ Painscastle NERFINISHED ⓘ Painscastle Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Pembridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Presteigne Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Agricultural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Archdeaconry NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Baronies NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Barony NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Benefice NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Boroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Chapelry NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Coroner's District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire County NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Deanery NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Diocese NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Ecclesiastical Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Education District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Electricity Board Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Fire Brigade Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Forestry District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Franchises NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Gas Board Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Hamlets NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Health District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Highway District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Honours NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Housing Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Hundred NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Hundreds NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Judicial Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Liberties NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Living NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Lordship NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Lordships NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Manor NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Manors NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Parishes NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Petty Sessional Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Planning Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Police Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Poor Law Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Rating Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Registration District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Sanitary District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Taxation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Tithing NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Township NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Townships NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Transport Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Urban District NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire Water Board Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhayader NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhayader Rural District NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhosgoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Shobdon NERFINISHED ⓘ St Harmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Titley NERFINISHED ⓘ Weobley NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney-on-Wye NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| currentUse | preserved as a historic and cultural county ⓘ |
| governingBodyFormer | Radnorshire County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCountyCreated | 16th century ⓘ |
| historicCountyCreatedBy | Laws in Wales Acts GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicCountyTown | Presteigne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicRegion | Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicRole | traditional Welsh border region ⓘ |
| historicUse | administrative county from 1889 to 1974 ⓘ |
| ISO3166-2CodeFormer | GB-RAD ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United Kingdom
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Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ mid-Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTown |
Builth Wells
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Knighton NERFINISHED ⓘ Llandrindod Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Presteigne NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhayader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | one of the least populated historic counties of Wales ⓘ |
| principalTown | Llandrindod Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural landscapes and market towns ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeArea | Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
English
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Welsh ⓘ |
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