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This is a list of the
municipal boroughs
,
urban districts
, and
rural districts
in
Wales
immediately prior to the coming into force of the
Local Government Act 1972
in 1974. The number of districts gradually reduced from their creation in 1894 through consolidation.
In addition to these 164 local government sub divisions of the 13 County Councils, Wales also had 4
county boroughs
,
Cardiff
,
Swansea
,
Newport
and
Merthyr Tydfil
. Following the establishment of the
Welsh Office
in 1966, and subsequent legislative processes, the question of whether
Monmouthshire
(including Newport)
should be considered as being within Wales
was no longer in serious dispute, and it was finally conclusively resolved by the
Local Government Act 1972
.
Brecon
(Brecknockshire)
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Newport
was a county borough.
See also
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