Merionethshire

Merionethshire Meirionnydd (Welsh)
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
Succeeded by Gwynedd Meirionnydd Clwyd Glyndŵr (district)

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 North West Wales.