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Llandrindod Wells Llandrindod Wells (, ; cy, Llandrindod, /ɬanˈdɾindɔd/ "Trinity Parish"), sometimes known colloquially as Llandod, is a town and community in Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales. It serves as the seat of Powys ...

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District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

, Start= 1 April 1974 , End= 31 March 1996 , Replace=

Powys Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...

, Civic= , PopulationFirst= 18,670 , PopulationFirstYear= 1973 , AreaFirst= , AreaFirstYear= 1974 , PopulationLast= 24,000 , PopulationLastYear= 1992 , Map=Radnorshire au pays de Galles (1974-1996).svg The District of Radnorshire ( cy, Maesyfed) was one of three

local government districts The districts of England (also known as local authority districts or local government districts to distinguish from unofficial city districts) are a level of Subdivisions of England, subnational division of England used for the purposes of Loc ...

of the county of

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, from 1974 until 1996. The district had an identical area to the previous

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 most ...

Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin = , Status = historic county, administrative county , Start ...

. The district was abolished in 1996, with

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 Governm ...

taking over its functions.

History

The district was created as Radnor 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 administrative county of Radnorshire, which was abolished at the same time. The new district replaced the previous eight district level authorities in Radnorshire:, Schedule 4, Part II * Colwyn Rural District *

Knighton Rural District Knighton was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Radnorshire, Wales. The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894, when the existing Knighton Rural Sanitary District was divided into three: the sectio ...

* Knighton Urban District *

Urban District * New Radnor Rural District * Painscastle Rural District *

Presteigne Presteigne (; cy, Llanandras: the church of St. Andrew) is a town and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales on the south bank of the River Lugg. Formerly the county town of the historic county of Radnorshire, the town has, in common with sev ...

Urban District * Rhayader Rural District On 8 May 1989 the district was renamed Radnorshire by resolution of the district council. The district was abolished by the

Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to create the current local government structure in Wales of 22 unitary authority areas, referred to as ...

, with its functions transferring to

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 Gwalia, Llandrindod Wells - geograph

The council was based at The Gwalia, on Ithon Road in Llandrindod Wells, which had been built in 1900 as the Gwalia Hotel and had served as the offices of the old Radnorshire County Council since 1950. After the council's abolition The Gwalia became an area office for Powys County Council.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Radnorshire (District) History of Powys Radnorshire Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 1974 establishments in Wales