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Painscastle castle (site of)
The story
History of Painscastle castle (site of)
Painscastle was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Radnorshire, Wales.
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- Coordinates
- 52.108, -3.219
In depth
The fuller history
The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894, when the existing Hay Rural Sanitary District was divided into three: the section in Breconshire was reconstituted as Hay Rural District, the area in Herefordshire became Bredwardine Rural District, while the parishes in Radnorshire became Painscastle Rural District. The new district took its name from the ancient hundred of Painscastle. The council continued to be based in Hay on Wye in Breconshire.
The rural district comprised nine civil parishes: Boughrood Bryngwyn Cleiro Glasbury Llanddewi Fach Llandeilo Graban Llanstephan Llowes Painscastle
Key dates
- 1894The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894, when the existing Hay Rural Sanitary District was divided into three: the section in Breconshire was reconstituted as Hay Rural District, the area in…
- 1974The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, which completely reorganised local administration in England and Wales.
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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