Chirkland

Chirkland

Coordinates: 52°55′52″N 3°03′22″W / 52.931°N 3.056°W / 52.931; -3.056 Chirkland (Welsh: Swydd y Waun) was a marcher lordship in north-east Wales, created from parts of Powys Fadog granted to Roger Mortimer, son of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore, and administered from Chirk Castle.

Chirkland continued to be ruled as a separate lordship until the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542. After this time, Chirkland became the Hundred of Chirk in the newly-created Denbighshire.

Most of the former lordship now lies in the county of Powys.


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