Crickhowell Hundred

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Crickhowell hundred in Brecknockshire

Crickhowell Hundred is one of the hundreds of Brecknockshire, adjacent to the borders with Monmouthshire and Glamorgan. It is situated in the south-east of the county, bounded to the north by Talgarth Hundred; to the east and south by Monmouthshire; to the south-west by Glamorgan; and to the north-west by Penkelly Hundred. The Fwthog detached part of Herefordshire is to the east. It is the most populous of the hundreds, with a population of 23,789 in 2011.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

Hundreds of Brecknockshire

Builth • Crickhowell • Devynnock • Merthyr • Penkelly • Talgarth