Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire Sir Frycheiniog (Welsh)
Historic county
1536–1974
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Area
• 1831	460,158 acres (1,862.19 km2)
• 1911	469,281 acres (1,899.11 km2)
• 1961	469,281 acres (1,899.11 km2)
Population
• 1831	47,763[1]
• 1901	54,213
• 1971	53,381
Density
• 1831	0.1/acre
Status	Non-administrative county (1536–1889) Administrative county (1889–1974) Historic county (non-administrative)
Chapman code	BRE
Government	Brecknockshire County Council (1889–1974)
• HQ	Brecon
• Motto	Undeb Hedd Llwyddiant (Unity, Peace, Prosperity)
History
• Established	1536
• Council established	1889
• Disestablished	1974
Preceded by Succeeded by Brycheiniog Powys Borough of Brecknock

Brecknockshire (Welsh: Brycheiniog or Sir Frycheiniog), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was created in 1536 under the Laws in Wales Act 1535, and from 1889 it was an administrative county with a county council; the administrative county was abolished in 1974. The county was named after the medieval Welsh territory of Brycheiniog, which was anglicised to "Brecknock" and also gave its name to the county town of Brecon. The former county's area is mountainous and primarily rural.