The Borough of Brecknock () was one of the three

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of the county of

Powys Powys (; ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. Geog ...

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from 1974 until 1996. It covered the majority of the former

administrative county An administrative county was a first-level administrative division in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974, and in Ireland from 1899 until either 1973 (in Northern Ireland) or 2002 (in the Republic of Ireland). They are now abolished, although mos ...

Brecknockshire , image_flag= , HQ= Brecon , Government= Brecknockshire County Council (1889-1974) , Origin= Brycheiniog , Status= , Start= 1535 , End= ...

. The borough was abolished in 1996, with Powys County Council taking over its functions.

History

The borough of Brecknock was created on 1 April 1974 under the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

. It covered the area of the

of Brecknockshire, which was abolished at the same time, with the exceptions of

Brynmawr Brynmawr (; , ,) is a market town, community and electoral ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at above sea level at the head of the South Wales Valleys. It grew with the develo ...

and Llanelly, which were transferred to Gwent, and Penderyn and Vaynor, which were transferred to

Mid Glamorgan , Government= Mid Glamorgan County Council , Status= Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) , Start= 1974 , End= 1996 , Arms= ''Coat of arms of Mid ...

., Schedule 4, Part II The borough covered the whole area of eight abolished districts and parts of another two: *

Brecon Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the count ...

Municipal Borough Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002. Broadly similar structures existed in S ...

* Brecknock Rural District * Builth Rural District * Builth Wells Urban District * Crickhowell Rural District except for Llanelly * Hay Rural District * Hay Urban District * Llanwrtyd Wells Urban District * Ystradfellte from Vaynor and Penderyn Rural District * Ystradgynlais Rural District The borough was abolished by the

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, with its functions transferring to

Powys County Council Powys County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. The County Hall is in Llandrindod Wells. History The county of Powys was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Govern ...

on 1 April 1996.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. A majority of the seats on the council were held by independents throughout the council's existence.

Premises

The council was initially based at Oxford House on The Watton in Brecon, which had previously been the offices of Brecknock Rural District Council. By 1988 the council had moved to a modern office building called Neuadd Brycheiniog on Cambrian Way in Brecon. After the council's abolition Neuadd Brycheiniog became an area office for Powys County Council.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brecknock (Borough) Brecknockshire Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 Former subdivisions of Wales History of Powys 1974 establishments in Wales