Merionethshire | |
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Flag of Merionethshire | |
Area | |
• 1831 | 385,291 acres (1,559.22 km2) |
• 1911/1961 | 422,372 acres (1,709.28 km2) |
Population | |
• 1831 | 35,315[1] |
• 1911 | 45,565 |
• 1961 | 38,310 |
Density | |
• 1831 | 0.1/acre |
• 1911 | 0.1/acre |
• 1961 | 0.1/acre |
History | |
• Created | 1284 |
• Succeeded by | Meirionnydd |
Chapman code | MER |
Government | Merionethshire County Council (1889–1974) |
• HQ | Dolgellau |
• Motto | Tra môr, tra Meirion (While the sea lasts, so shall Meirionnydd) |
Coat of arms of Merionethshire County Council | |
Merionethshire, or Merioneth (Welsh: Meirionnydd or Sir Feirionnydd), was one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales, in the north-west of Wales.