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Merionethshire
Meirionnydd (Welsh)
Flag of Merioneth
Flag of Merionethshire
Merionethshire shown within Wales
Merionethshire shown within England and Wales
Merionethshire shown within the United Kingdom

Area
 • 1831385,291 acres (1,559.22 km2)
 • 1911/1961422,372 acres (1,709.28 km2)
Population
 • 183135,315[1]
 • 191145,565
 • 196138,310
Density
 • 18310.1/acre
 • 19110.1/acre
 • 19610.1/acre
History
 • Created1284
 • Succeeded byMeirionnydd
Chapman codeMER
GovernmentMerionethshire County Council (1889–1974)
 • HQDolgellau
 • MottoTra môr, tra Meirion
(While the sea lasts, so shall Meirionnydd)

Coat of arms of Merionethshire County Council

Until 1974, Merionethshire or Merioneth (Welsh: Meirionnydd or Sir Feirionnydd) was an administrative county in the north-west of Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.

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Merionethshire

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Until 1974, Merionethshire or Merioneth (Welsh: Meirionnydd or Sir Feirionnydd) was an administrative county in the north-west of Wales, later classed...

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Gwynedd

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covers the majority of the historic counties of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire. In the past, historians such as J. E. Lloyd assumed that the Celtic...

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Sheriff of Merionethshire

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This is a list of Sheriffs of Merionethshire (or Sheriffs of Meirionnydd). The historic county of Merioneth was originally created in 1284. The administrative...

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Corwen

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Denbighshire in Wales. Historically, Corwen was part of the county of Merionethshire. Corwen stands on the banks of the River Dee beneath the Berwyn mountains...

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Harlech

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community in Gwynedd, North Wales, and formerly in the historic county of Merionethshire. It lies on Tremadog Bay in the Snowdonia National Park. Before 1966...

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Merionethshire Railway

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The Merionethshire Railway (MR) was a proposed 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm) and 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) dual gauge railway in south Caernarfonshire (now part...

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Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire

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served as Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire. After 1762, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire. The office was abolished on...

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Gwynedd Council

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and the neighbouring Colwyn district from Clwyd. "Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire" (Welsh: Sir Gaernarfon a Meirionnydd) (a county) covering the Arfon...

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Royal Merioneth Rifles

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The Merionethshire Militia, later the Royal Merioneth Rifles, was an auxiliary regiment reorganised from earlier precursor units in the Welsh county of...

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Braichgoch slate mine

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Gaewern, the northern of the two quarry areas, under the auspices of the Merionethshire Slate Company. It was not until 1836 that quarrying began at Braich...

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List of mountain passes of Wales

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Corris SH752135 Merionethshire Gwynedd Snowdonia 285m Bwlch Oerddrws A470 between Dolgellau and Dinas Mawddwy SH802170 Merionethshire Gwynedd Snowdonia...

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Llanfachreth

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community of Brithdir and Llanfachreth within the historic boundaries of Merionethshire (Welsh: Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionnydd), Wales. Llanfachreth is a small...

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List of poor law unions in Wales

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Link to 1888 map showing Merionethshire PLUs; Link to 1909 map showing Merionethshire PLUs; Link to 1924 map showing Merionethshire PLUs Link to 1888 map...

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List of hundreds of Wales

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Dinas Powys Kibbor Llangyfelach Miskin Neath Newcastle Ogmore Swansea Merionethshire was divided into five hundreds: Ardudwy Edernion Ystumanner Penilyn...

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Ewen MacIntosh

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role as Keith Bishop in The Office (2001–2003). MacIntosh was born in Merionethshire, Wales on 25 December 1973. He was educated at Repton School in Derbyshire...

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Meirionnydd

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region of Wales. It has been a kingdom, a cantref, a district and, as Merionethshire, a county. It is currently an committee area within the county Gwynedd...

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Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire

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This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire. John "Wynn" ap Maredudd 1543 – bef. 1558 Lewis ap Owen 1553–1555 Ellis...

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Merionethshire County Council

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Merionethshire County Council was a local authority in Wales from 1889 until its abolition in 1974. The administrative county of Merionethshire and its...

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Earl of Merioneth

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upon his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II. Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former...

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Oldest football clubs

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2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022. "CEFN.|1872-10-11|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Archived from...

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Dolgellau

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Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Merionethshire until the county of Gwynedd was created in 1974. Dolgellau is the main...

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Bryntysilio Hall

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MRS. THEODORE MARTIN.|1878-08-23|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library...

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Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542

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Gloucestershire, Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire and Merionethshire; The borders of Wales for administrative/government purposes were established...

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List of former Royal Air Force stations

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Devon 1939 1942 RAf Officers' Convalescent Hospital RAF Towyn Wales Merionethshire 1940 1945 RAF Trebelzue England Cornwall pre-WW2 gliding/flying site...

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