District of Radnorshire

Radnorshire
Welsh: Maesyfed
Radnor (1974–1989)

Area
 • 1974301,165 acres (1,218.77 km2)[1]
Population
 • 1973[1]18,670
 • 1992[2]24,000
History
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished31 March 1996
 • Succeeded byPowys
StatusDistrict
 • HQLlandrindod Wells

The District of Radnorshire (Welsh: Maesyfed) was one of three local government districts of the county of Powys, Wales, from 1974 until 1996. The district had an identical area to the previous administrative county of Radnorshire. The district was abolished in 1996, with Powys County Council taking over its functions.

  1. ^ a b Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 107. ISBN 0117508470.
  2. ^ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992

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