In Wales, a Celtic system of division called cantrefi (a hundred farmsteads) had existed for centuries and was of particular importance in the administration of the Welsh law. Following the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, Wales was divided into a similar system of hundreds to be aligned with England.
Wales was divided into hundreds following the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. This resulted in the creation of five new counties (Monmouthshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Denbighshire) from the Marches of Wales. Combined with the transformation of the Lordships of Pembroke and Glamorgan into new counties, with the existing counties of Cardiganshire, Caernarfonshire and Flintshire (created by the Statute of Rhuddlan) this gave Wales thirteen counties.
Brecknockshire was divided into six hundreds. [3] [4]
Caernarfonshire was divided into ten hundreds: [5] [6]
Cardiganshire was divided into five hundreds. [7] [8]
Until 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, [9] Cardiganshire was divided into the following parishes. Chapelries are listed in italics. [10]
1a chapelry to Llanddewi Brefi in Penarth hundred
Carmarthenshire was divided into eight hundreds. [11] [12]
In the medieval period Carmarthenshire was divided into the following parishes: [13]
Denbighshire was divided into six hundreds: [14] [15]
Flintshire was divided into five hundreds: [16] [17]
Merionethshire was divided into five hundreds: [20] [21]
Monmouthshire was divided into five hundreds: [22] [23]
Montgomeryshire was divided into eight hundreds: [24] [25]
Pembrokeshire was divided into seven hundreds from the Laws in Wales Act 1535: [26] [27] [28]
Below is a table of parishes in the medieval period (note: these do not necessarily equate to the pre-1974 civil parishes due to changes in the 19th and 20th centuries). Chapelries are listed in italics.
Radnorshire was divided into six hundreds: [29] [30]
Until 1974, Glamorgan, or sometimes Glamorganshire, was an administrative county in the south of Wales, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. Originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying boundaries known in Welsh as Morgannwg, which was then invaded and taken over by the Normans as the Lordship of Glamorgan. The area that became known as Glamorgan was both a rural, pastoral area, and a conflict point between the Norman lords and the Welsh princes. It was defined by a large concentration of castles.
Carmarthenshire is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as the "Garden of Wales" and is also home to the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Ceredigion ( ), historically Cardiganshire, is a county in the west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Aberystwyth is the largest settlement and, together with Aberaeron, is an administrative centre of Ceredigion County Council.
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