County of Dyfed, Wales Genealogy

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1974 - 1996 County of Dyfed
{| The county of Dyfed, in the south-west of Wales, was formed during the controversial re-organisation of local government in Wales in 1974.
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It consisted of the whole of the historic counties of Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire and the majority of historic Carmarthenshire.

The county was divided into six administrative districts:


 * Ceredigion (the whole of historic Cardiganshire)
 * Carmarthen (from historic Carmarthenshire)
 * Dinefwr (from historic Carmarthenshire)
 * Llanelli (from historic Carmarthenshire)
 * Preseli (from historic Pembrokeshire)
 * South Pembroke (from historic Pembrokeshire)

The county town was Carmarthen.

The county was named after the ancient region of Dyfed which once covered parts of the south-west of Wales.

Further re-organisation of local government in Wales abolished the county of Dyfed on 1 April 1996.

Today, Dyfed continues as a ceremonial county only.