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__NOTOC__''[[Wales]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Cardiganshire''<br> | |||
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*'''Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru''' (English: [[The National Library of Wales]]) in Aberystwyth is the national legal deposit library of Wales. It houses over 4 million printed volumes, includes many of the earliest books printed in Welsh. | *'''Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru''' (English: [[The National Library of Wales]]) in Aberystwyth is the national legal deposit library of Wales. It houses over 4 million printed volumes, includes many of the earliest books printed in Welsh. | ||
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'''Cardiganshire''' (Welsh: '''Sir Aberteifi''' or '''Ceredigion''') was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was a maritime county, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by [[Merionethshire]], to the east by [[Montgomeryshire]], [[Radnorshire]] and [[Breconshire]], and to the south by [[Carmarthenshire]] and [[Pembrokeshire]]. | '''Cardiganshire''' (Welsh: '''Sir Aberteifi''' or '''Ceredigion''') was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was a maritime county, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by [[Merionethshire]], to the east by [[Montgomeryshire]], [[Radnorshire]] and [[Breconshire]], and to the south by [[Carmarthenshire]] and [[Pembrokeshire]]. The county was created in the 1240s. | ||
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The '''administrative county of Cardiganshire''', 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. '''Aberaeron''' and '''Aberystwyth''' were joint county towns. | |||
Motto: '''''Golud Gwlad Rhyddid''''' (English: ''A nation's wealth is freedom'') | |||
[[Chapman Code|Chapman Code]]: '''CGN''' | |||
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Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Cardiganshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, '''1974''', with Cardiganshire becoming part of the newly formed county of '''Dyfed''' covering the whole of south-west Wales. | Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Cardiganshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, '''1974''', with Cardiganshire becoming part of the newly formed county of '''Dyfed''' covering the whole of south-west Wales. | ||
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Following further local government reorganisation, the county of Dyfed was abolished on April 1, '''1996''' and the present-day county of '''Ceredigion''' was created. This covers substantially the same area as the historic county of Cardiganshire. | Following further local government reorganisation, the county of Dyfed was abolished on April 1, '''1996''' and the present-day county of '''Ceredigion''' was created. This covers substantially the same area as the historic county of Cardiganshire. | ||
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==Topics== | == Topics == | ||
*[[Cardiganshire Nonconformist Records]] | |||
*[[Cardiganshire Nonconformist Records]] | |||
*[[The National Library of Wales]] | *[[The National Library of Wales]] | ||
==Jurisdictions== | == Jurisdictions == | ||
*Hamlet | *Hamlet | ||
*[[Cardiganshire Parishes|'''Parish:''']] an area of varying size under the responsibility of a clergyman of the Church of England/Church in Wales | *[[Cardiganshire Parishes|'''Parish:''']] an area of varying size under the responsibility of a clergyman of the Church of England/Church in Wales | ||
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*County | *County | ||
==Research tools== | == Research tools == | ||
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=2 The National Library of Wales] in Aberystwyth. | *[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=2 The National Library of Wales] in Aberystwyth. | ||
*[http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk/ The Ceredigion Archive] | *[http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk/ The Ceredigion Archive] | ||
==Useful websites== | == Useful websites == | ||
*[http://www.cgnfhs.org.uk/ Cardiganshire Family History Society] | *[http://www.cgnfhs.org.uk/ Cardiganshire Family History Society] | ||
;[[Cardiganshire Websites|more Cardiganshire websites ...]] | ;[[Cardiganshire Websites|more Cardiganshire websites ...]] | ||
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[[Category:Cardiganshire]] | [[Category:Cardiganshire]] | ||