Meirionnydd

Meirionnydd district 1974-1996

Meirionnydd was one of five districts of Gwynedd, Wales from 1974 to 1996. The distict comprised the majority of the administrative county of Merionethshire, Meirionnydd being the Welsh spelling of the county's name.

The district was created by the Local Government Act 1972, and replaced the following local government areas of Merionethshire:
*The urban districts of Bala, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Ffestiniog and Tywyn
*The rural districts of Deudraeth, Dolgellau and Penllyn

Meirionnydd District was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, becoming part of the unitary authority of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, subsequently renamed Gwynedd. An area committee of Gwynedd Council now covers the area.