Welsh counties in 1897

In c1970, the millennium-old county boundaries of the United Kingdom were reformed under prime minister Edward Heath and cabinet minister Walker. Until this reform, and for hundreds of years previously, they were approximately as in the map below.

This map is taken from The Handy Shilling Atlas of the World, 1910. At that date, Monmouthshire was English not Welsh, although some laws, such as that governing Sunday opening of licensed premises, were effective in "Wales and Monmouthshire". It is shown below in three increasing sizes.

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