Brecknock Rural District

infobox historic subdivision
Name= Brecknock
HQ= Brecon
Status= Rural district
Start= 1894
End= 1974
Replace= Brecknock
Arms=


PopulationFirst= 9,758
PopulationFirstYear= 1901
PopulationLast= 6,893
PopulationLastYear= 1971
AreaFirst= convert|189532|acre|km2|1
AreaFirstYear= 1901
AreaLast= convert|189532|acre|km2|1
AreaLastYear= 1961

Brecknock was a rural district in the administrative county of Breconshire, Wales, from 1894 - 1974. The district surrounded, but did not include, the town of Brecon, which was a separate municipal borough.

In 1974 local government throughout Wales was reorganised. Under the Local Government Act 1972 the rural district was abolished and it was combined with a number of other districts to form the Borough of Brecknock, one of three districts of the new county of Powys.

The district comprised the following civil parishes. [ [http://vision.edina.ac.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10006960 "A Vision of Brecknock RD", accessed January 7, 2008] ] They are listed below using the spelling current at the times of the rural district's existence:
*Aberyscir
*Battle
*Cantref
*Cathedine
*Cray
*Garthbrengy
*Glyn
*Glyntawe
*Llanddetty
*Llanddew
*Llandefailog Fach
*Llandeilo'r Fan
*Llandefalle
*Llanfigan
*Llanfihangel Fechan
*Llanfihangel Nant Bran
*Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn
*Llanfilo
*Llanfrynach
*Llangasty-Talyllyn
*Llangorse
*Llanhamlach
*Llansaintfraed
*Llanspyddid
*Llanwern
*Maescar
*Merthyr Cynog
*Modrydd
*Penpont
*Senny
*St David Without
*Talachddu
*Traianglâs
*Traianmawr
*Trallong
*Venny Vach
*Ysclydach

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