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Radnorshire County

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Historic Radnorshire

Radnor

Radnorshire, (Welsh: Sir Faesyfed or Maesyfed) was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales.

It was bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire, to the south by Breconshire, to the west by Cardiganshire and to the east by the English counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire

The county was created following the Act of Union of 1535, between Wales and England. The county town was initially New Radnor (Welsh: Maesyfed) but this was later replaced by Presteigne (Welsh: Llanandras). The administrative county of Radnorshire, with an elected county council, was created in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county was governed by an elected county council, who took over the functions of the Quarter Sessions courts. Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod) became the new county town. The county was mainly rural and agricultural and has always been the poorest in Wales.

Motto: Ewch yn Uwch (English: Higher and Higher)

Chapman Code: RAD

1974-1996 Powys

Powys

Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Radnorshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, 1974. Radnorshire became a district of the newly formed county of Powys. The population at that time was about 19,000.

Modern Powys

Powys

The situation remained unchanged following further local government reorganisation in 1996.

Parishes

See a list of the parishes in Radnorshire with links to their pages.
Interactive map of Radnorshire Parishes.

Hundreds

Below are the Hundreds of Radnorshire.

Online Records

1538-1994 Radnorshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1994 at Ancestry.com; index & images ($)
1542-1911 Wales Court and Miscellaneous Records, 1542-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
1650-1900 Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
1678-2001 Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

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Radnorshire Great Sessions Records The Court of Great Sessions produced an extensive series of records about people in Wales who may not be found as expected in church records.
Radnorshire Nonconformist Records
Radnorshire Poor Law Unions