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{{Short description|Former local government area in the UK}}
{{infobox historic subdivision|
   |Name=              Brecknock
   |HQ=                Brecon
   |Status=            [[Rural district]]
   |Start=             1894
   |End=               1974
   |Replace=           [[Brecknock (borough)|Brecknock]]
   |Arms=             
   |Map =             
   |PopulationFirst=     9,758
   |PopulationFirstYear= 1901
   |PopulationLast=      6,893
   |PopulationLastYear=  1971
   |AreaFirst=           {{convert|189532|acre|km2|1}}  
   |AreaFirstYear=       1901
   |AreaLast=            {{convert|189532|acre|km2|1}}  
   |AreaLastYear=        1961
}}

'''Brecknock''' was a [[rural district]] in the [[Administrative counties of Wales|administrative county]] of [[Breconshire]], [[Wales]], from 1894 - 1974. The district surrounded, but did not include, the town of [[Brecon]], which was a separate [[municipal borough]].

In 1974, the local government throughout Wales was reorganised. Under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], Brecknock Rural District was abolished and its area was combined with a number of other local government areas to form the [[Brecknock (borough)|Borough of Brecknock]], one of three [[districts of Wales|districts]] of the new county of [[Powys]]. 

Brecknock Rural District comprised the following [[civil parish]]es.<ref>[http://vision.edina.ac.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10006960 ''A Vision of Brecknock RD'', accessed January 7, 2008]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> They are listed below using the spelling current at the times of the rural district's existence:
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*[[Aberyscir]] 
*[[Battle, Powys|Battle]]
*[[Cantref, Powys|Cantref]]
*[[Cathedin]]e
*[[Cray, Powys|Cray]]
*[[Garthbrengi|Garthbrengy]]
*[[Glyn, Powys|Glyn]] 
*[[Glyntawe]]
*[[Llanddeti|Llanddetty]]
*[[Llan-ddew|Llanddew]]
*[[Llandyfaelog Fach|Llandefailog Fach]]
*[[Llandeilo'r-Fan]]
*[[Llandefalle]]
*[[Llanfigan]]
*[[Llanfihangel Fechan]]
*[[Llanfihangel Nant Bran]]
*[[Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn]]
*[[Llanfilo]]
*[[Llanfrynach]]
*[[Llangasty Tal-y-llyn|Llangasty-Talyllyn]]
*[[Llangors]]e
*[[Llanhamlach]]
*[[Llansantffraed|Llansaintfraed]]
*[[Llansbyddyd|Llanspyddid]]
*[[Llan-y-wern|Llanwern]]
*[[Maescar]]
*[[Merthyr Cynog]]
*[[Modrydd]]
*[[Pen-pont|Penpont]]
*[[Senny]]
*St David Without
*[[Talachddu]]
*[[Traean-glas|Traianglâs]]
*[[Traean-mawr|Traianmawr]]
*[[Trallong]]
*[[Fenni-fach|Venny Vach]]
*[[Ysclydach]]
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Rural districts of Wales]]
[[Category:Brecknockshire]]

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