Merionethshire
| Merionethshire | |||||||||||||
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| Historic county | |||||||||||||
| 1536–1974 | |||||||||||||
Flag of Merionethshire adopted in 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
| • 1831 | 385,291 acres (1,559.22 km2) | ||||||||||||
| • 1911/1961 | 422,372 acres (1,709.28 km2) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • 1831 | 35,315 | ||||||||||||
| • 1911 | 45,565 | ||||||||||||
| • 1961 | 38,310 | ||||||||||||
| Density | |||||||||||||
| • 1831 | 0.1/acre | ||||||||||||
| • 1911 | 0.1/acre | ||||||||||||
| • 1961 | 0.1/acre | ||||||||||||
| Status | Shire county under Justiciar of North Wales (1284–1536) Non-administrative county (1536–1889) Administrative county (1889–1974) Historic county (non-administrative) | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• First established by Statute of Rhuddlan | 1284 | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1536 | ||||||||||||
• Council established | 1889 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1974 | ||||||||||||
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Merionethshire, or Merioneth (Welsh: Meirionnydd or Sir Feirionnydd), was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales.