The Cantrefi of Wales List of hundreds of England and Wales
1 cantrefi of wales
1.1 kingdom of gwynedd
1.1.1 anglesey
1.1.2 gwynedd
1.2 caernarvonshire
1.3 cardiganshire
1.4 carmarthenshire
1.5 denbighshire
1.6 flintshire
1.7 glamorgan
1.8 merionethshire
1.9 monmouthshire
1.10 pembrokeshire
1.11 powys
1.11.1 brecknockshire
1.11.2 montgomeryshire
1.11.3 radnorshire
the cantrefi of wales
cantrefi of medieval wales
kingdom of gwynedd
anglesey
the modern county of anglesey part of kingdom of gwynedd. divided 3 cantrefi or hundreds, , these 6 cymydau, or commotes; 3 districts cemais, aberffraw cantref, , rhosyr cantref; 6 commotes llyfon, maltraeth, menai, talybolion, twrcelyn, , tyndarthwy.
gwynedd
arllechwedd
arfon
arllechwedd
llŷn
dunoding
rhos
rhufoniog
dyffryn clwyd
tegeingl
caernarvonshire
caernarvonshire created under terms of statute of rhuddlan in 1284 following edward of england s conquest of principality of wales , included cantrefi of: llŷn, arfon, arllechwedd , commote of eifionydd (the northern portion of dunoding).
the county divided ten hundreds based on existing welsh commotes: cymydmaen (anglicised commitmaen), creuddyn, dinllaen, eifionydd (evionydd), cafflogion (gaflogion), llechwedd isaf (...isav), llechwedd uchaf (...uchav), nant conwy (nant-conway), gwyrfai (isgorvai) , uwch gwyrfai (uchgorvai). creuddyn, commote of cantref rhos in kingdom of gwynedd, later came boundary of caernarvonshire.
cardiganshire
when edward of england conquered wales in 1282, divided counties. cardiganshire anglicisation of name historic kingdom of ceredigion. 1 of thirteen historic counties of wales. hundreds of cardiganshire genau r-glyn, ilar, moyddyn, penarth , troedyraur.
carmarthenshire
from genuki [1]
carnwallon
cathinog
cayo
derllys
elvet
iscennen
kidwelly
perfedd
denbighshire
from vision of britain [2]
bromfield
chirk
denbigh
dogfeiling
is aled
is dulas
maelor gymraeg
rhuthun
yale
flintshire
from vision of britain [3].
atiscross
coleshill
maelor
maelor saesneg
mold
prestatyn
rhuddlan
glamorgan
from genuki [4]
caerphilly
cowbridge
dinas powis
kibbor
llangyfelach
miskin
neath
newcastle
ogmore
swansea
merionethshire
from national gazetteer of britain , ireland [5]
ardudwy
edernion
estimaner
penllyn
talybont mowddu
monmouthshire
from genuki [6]. split upper , lower divisions.
abergavenny
caldicot
raglan
skenfrith
usk
wentloog
pembrokeshire
from genuki [7]
castlemartin
cemais
cilgerran
dewisland
dungleddy
narberth
roose
powys
brecknockshire
from genuki [8]
builth
crickhowell
deffynog
merthyr
penkelly
talgarth
montgomeryshire
cawrse
deythur
arwystli - later hundred of llanidloes
llanfyllin
machynlleth
mathrafell
montgomery (also kerry)
newtown
welshpool
radnorshire
from genuki [9].
cefnllys
colwyn
knighton
llanbedr painscastle
radnor
rhaeadr
^ p. b. williams (1839). gwyneddion 1832 (essay on island of anglesey late rev p. b. williams). h. hughes. p. 1. retrieved 26 april 2012.
^ national gazetteer (anglesey) . genuki.org.uk. 1868. retrieved 26 april 2012.
^ waters, w. h., making of caernarvonshire, caernarvonshire historical society transactions, 1942-43
^ samuel lewis (editor) (1849). carnarvonshire . topographical dictionary of wales. british history online. retrieved 27 july 2008. cs1 maint: text: authors list (link)
^ john bartholomew (1887). carnarvonshire . gazeteer of british isles. vision of britain. retrieved 27 july 2008.
^ national gazetteer of britain , ireland, caernarvonshire
^ john britton; et al. (1812). beauties of england , wales volume 17. vernor , hood. p. 503. retrieved 26 april 2012.
^ margaret escott (2009). cardiganshire; history of parliament: house of commons 1820-1832, ed. d.r. fisher . historyofparliamentonline.org. cambridge university press. retrieved 26 april 2012.
^ society difussion of useful knowledge (1836). penny cyclopaedia of society difussion of useful knowledge. charles knight. p. 287. retrieved 26 april 2012.
^ national gazetteer of britain , ireland
^ powys-land club (1868). collections, historical & archaeological relating montgomeryshire. j russell smith. p. 209. retrieved 26 april 2012.
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