{"id":33,"date":"2019-12-10T10:54:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T10:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wch.cottage-search.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/10\/wales-county-changes\/"},"modified":"2024-11-11T09:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T09:14:55","slug":"wales-county-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wales-county-changes","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Counties Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ever wondered why you can&#8217;t have a holiday in Brecknockshire, Caernarfonshire, Cardiganshire, Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent, Merioneth, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire anymore? We attempt an answer! Here is the ultimate guide to Welsh Counties&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Key:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current Counties (<strong>post 1996<\/strong>) are in <strong>Maroon<\/strong>, linked, with their Welsh name in brackets<\/li>\n<li>You will normally see the words &#8220;Cyngor&#8221; (Council) and &#8220;Sir&#8221; (Shire) in front of the Welsh County Name &#8211; e.g. Cyngor Sir Penfro<\/li>\n<li>Counties created in <strong>1974<\/strong> are in <strong>Dark Blue<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Counties in West Wales<\/h2>\n<h3>West Wales &#8211; 1974 to 1996<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dyfed\" rel=\"noopener\"><b style=\"color: #000080; font-weight: bold;\">Dyfed<\/b><\/a> was created by the amalgamation of the Counties of Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire &amp; Pembrokeshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>West Wales &#8211; Current Counties &#8211; 1996 to date<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Carmarthenshire (Sir Gar)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales\/\">Carmarthenshire (Sir G\u00e1r)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Dyfed<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Ceredigion\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ceredigion.gov.uk\/\">Ceredigion<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Dyfed &#8211; The name was changed in 1996 from Cardiganshire<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Pembrokeshire (Sir Penfro)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk\/\">Pembrokeshire (Sir Penfro)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Dyfed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Counties in Mid Wales<\/h2>\n<h3>Mid Wales &#8211; 1974 to 1996<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b style=\"color: #000080; font-weight: bold;\">Monmouthshire<\/b> became part of Gwent (see: <a href=\"#southwales\">South Wales 1974 to 1996<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Powys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.powys.gov.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b style=\"color: #000080; font-weight: bold;\">Powys<\/b><\/a> was created by the amalgamation of the Counties of Brecknockshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mid Wales &#8211; Current Counties &#8211; 1996 to date<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.monmouthshire.gov.uk\/\">Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)<\/a> was re-instated, but lost Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport &amp; Torfaen from pre 1974 Monmouthshire<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Powys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.powys.gov.uk\/\">Powys<\/a>, uniquely, continued with unaltered boundaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Counties in North West Wales<\/h2>\n<h3>North West Wales &#8211; 1974 to 1996<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gwynedd\" rel=\"noopener\"><b style=\"color: #000080; font-weight: bold;\">Gwynedd<\/b><\/a> was created by the amalgamation of the Counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire &amp; Merioneth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>North West Wales &#8211; Current Counties &#8211; 1996 to date<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anglesey.gov.uk\/\">Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Gwynedd<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Conwy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conwy.gov.uk\/\">Conwy<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Gwynedd<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Gwynedd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gwynedd.gov.uk\/\">Gwynedd<\/a> as a name remained but lost Anglesey &amp; Conwy from the former Gwynedd Unitary Authority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Counties in North East Wales<\/h2>\n<h3>North East Wales &#8211; 1974 to 1996<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clwyd\" rel=\"noopener\"><b style=\"color: #000080; font-weight: bold;\">Clwyd<\/b><\/a> was created by the amalgamation of the Counties of Denbighshire &amp; Flintshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>North East Wales &#8211; Current Counties &#8211; 1996 to date<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.denbighshire.gov.uk\/\">Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Clwyd with some boundary changes from pre 1974 Denbighshire<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Flintshire (Sir y Fflint)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flintshire.gov.uk\/\">Flintshire (Sir y Fflint)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Clwyd &#8211; lost its pre 1974 unique English enclave to Wrexham<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Wrexham (Wrecsam)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wrexham.gov.uk\/\">Wrexham (Wrecsam)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Clwyd &#8211; gained parts of pre 1974 Flintshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Counties in South Wales<\/h2>\n<h3>South Wales &#8211; 1974 to 1996<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gwent_(county)\" rel=\"noopener\"><b style=\"color: #000080; font-weight: bold;\">Gwent<\/b><\/a> was created out of Monmouthshire<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glamorgan\" rel=\"noopener\"><b style=\"color: #000080; font-weight: bold;\">Glamorgan<\/b><\/a> became a Unitary authority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>South Wales &#8211; Current Counties &#8211; 1996 to date<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Blaenau Gwent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk\/\">Blaenau Gwent<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Gwent and prior to 1974, Monmouthshire<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Caerphilly (Caerffili)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caerphilly.gov.uk\/\">Caerphilly (Caerffili)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Gwent and prior to 1974, Monmouthshire<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"City of Newport (Dinas Casnewydd)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newport.gov.uk\/\">City of Newport (Dinas Casnewydd)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Gwent and prior to 1974, Monmouthshire<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Torfaen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.torfaen.gov.uk\/\">Torfaen<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Gwent and prior to 1974, Monmouthshire<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bridgend.gov.uk\/\">Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Glamorgan<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Cardiff (Caerdydd)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiff.gov.uk\/\">Cardiff (Caerdydd)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Glamorgan<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Merthyr Tydfil (Merthry Tudful)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merthyr.gov.uk\/\">Merthyr Tydfil (Merthry Tudful)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Glamorgan<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Neath Port Talbot (Castell-nedd Port Talbot)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk\/\">Neath Port Talbot (Castell-nedd Port Talbot)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Glamorgan<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Rhondda Cynon Taf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rctcbc.gov.uk\/\">Rhondda Cynon Taf<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Glamorgan<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Swansea (Abertawe)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swansea.gov.uk\/\">Swansea (Abertawe)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Glamorgan<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #800000; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk\/\">Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg)<\/a> &#8211; formerly part of Glamorgan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Confused? Us too!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Here are some maps that might help:\n<ul>\n<li>Pre 1974: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.genuki.org.uk\/big\/Britain\" rel=\"noopener\">Counties Map<\/a> &#8211; Includes England and Scotland also<\/li>\n<li>1974 &#8211; 1996: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genuki.org.uk\/big\/wal\/GHP\/welshcounties\" rel=\"noopener\">Counties Map<\/a> (scroll down to the second map)<\/li>\n<li>1996 to Date: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genuki.org.uk\/big\/wal\/GHP\/welshcounties\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Counties Map<\/a> (scroll down to the third map)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re looking for a holiday in Wales to remember, then be sure to explore our range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/west-wales-holiday-cottages.html\">holiday accommodation in West Wales.<\/a> We have a fantastic selection of holiday homes across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/pembrokeshire-holiday-cottages.html\">Pembrokeshire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/carmarthenshire-holiday-cottages.html\">Carmarthenshire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/ceredigion-holiday-cottages.html\">Ceredigion<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/mid-wales-holiday-cottages.html\">Mid-Wales.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered why you can&#8217;t have a holiday in Brecknockshire, Caernarfonshire, Cardiganshire, Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent, Merioneth, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire anymore? We attempt an answer! Here is the ultimate guide to Welsh Counties&#8230; Key: Current Counties (post 1996) are in Maroon, linked, with their Welsh name in brackets You will normally see the words &#8220;Cyngor&#8221; (Council) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":2289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1536],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-and-heritage","location-wales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4003,"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/4003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.welsh-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}