Breconshire

Breconshire Historic County Map (source: Wikipedia)

The Canal Basin submitted by Guinevere

Breconshire (also known as Brecknockshire) is a rural county in South East Wales.

Major towns: Brecon Hay on Wye Builth Wells

Industries: Agriculture, limestone quarrying

The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in South Wales is arguably the most beautiful canal in the British Isles. It was built as part of the infrastructure required to facilitate the start of the industrial revolution in Wales with iron being transported along the length of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal to Newport and subsequently for export all over the world.

Resources

Primary Reference Links

• Powys County Archive Office

• Breconshire Gen-Web Project

• GENUKI Breconshire

• Powys Family History Society

Countywide Interest

• Breconshire Genealogy Heraldry & Family History Resources

• Curious Fox Breconshire

• Powys- A Day in The Life

• The Old Welsh County of Brecknockshire

Specific Town and Village Interest

• Brecon Castle

• History of Brynmawr

• Builth Wells Castles

• Llanspyddid Gravestones

Maps and Photographs

Register Offices

Brecknock Neuadd Brycheiniog
Cambrian Way,
Brecon,
LD3 7HR.
Tel: 01874 624334

Mid Powys
Powys County Hall,
Llandrindod Wells,
Powys,
LD1 5LG.
Tel:01597 826000 ext 6373

Hay County
Council Offices,
Broad Street,
Hay on Wye,
HR3 5BX.
Tel:01497 821371

Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

• Research Offers: Cemetery
• Research Offers: Photograph
• Research Offers: Probate
• Research Offers: Record Office/Archive

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.

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