Merionethshire

Merionethshire (Meirionnydd, Sîr Feirionydd) is one of thirteen of, and a former administrative county.

The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the, was abolished under the on ,. The bulk formed the district in the new county of, with a small protusion in the north-east (the ) becoming part of the  district of. Since came into force in 1996 the Glyndwr part now forms part of the principal area of, with the rest remaining in Gwynedd.

Geography
Merionethshire is a maritime county, bounded to the north by, to the east by , to the south by and , and to the west by. Its total area is 1,731 km², and it is one of the more sparsely populated counties of the. It is also one of the strongest parts of. The coastline consists alternately of cliffs and stretches of sand and the county generally is the most mountainous in Wales; a large part of the lies within it. The greatest heights are 905 m (2970 ft) and  893 m (2929 ft). The chief rivers are the, the and the. Waterfalls and small lakes are numerous, the largest being (4 miles long and 1 mile broad).

The county was formed in under the terms of the  from the i of:


 * (but only the larger )
 * and the Lordship of
 * and the Lordship of

The main towns are, , , , , and. The main industries are agriculture and tourism.

Places of special interest :  ; Cymer Abbey ;  ;  ;  Italianate village ; Rhug Chapel ; Tomen-y-mur Roman Fort.