Closed Courts
Until 1 January 1937, the full title of each court was "The County Court of (county) holden at (location/locations)", using the historic county names. Thereafter, each court was renamed as "(location/s) County Court". For brevity, the latter form is used throughout in this table, with "County Court" being abbreviated to "CC". All name changes in the table reflect changes in the locations where the court sat since, until 1 August 1983, a county court with more than one location in its title would sit at each location named.
| Name of County Court | Date of opening | Date of closing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberaeron | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01946-01-011 January 1946 | |
| Aberavon | 01899-07-011 July 1899 | 01922-07-011 July 1922 | It was opened as part of Neath and Aberavon CC, and closed when the court became Neath and Port Talbot CC. |
| Aberdare | 01856-05-3131 May 1856 | 02011-08-011 August 2011 | It was opened to serve an area formerly within the district of Merthyr Tydfil CC. It was renamed Aberdare and Mountain Ash CC on 3 August 1897. The court was renamed Aberdare CC on 1 October 1953, when Mountain Ash CC closed. |
| Abergavenny | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | It was renamed Abergavenny and Blaenavon CC on 1 July 1899, and renamed Abergavenny CC on 1 January 1938. It was consolidated with Pontypool CC as part of Pontypool and Abergavenny CC on 1 October 1968. |
| Abertillery | 01919-09-011 September 1919 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | It was opened as part of Tredegar and Abertillery CC, which became Tredegar, Abertillery and Bargoed CC on 1 January 1926. It was renamed Tredegar, Blackwood, Abertillery and Bargoed CC on 24 January 1949, before being renamed Blackwood, Tredegar and Abertillery CC on 1 April 1953 when Bargoed CC was made a separate court. |
| Ammanford | 01918-11-011 November 1918 | 01997-03-2727 March 1997 | It was opened as part of Carmarthen, Llandeilo and Ammanford CC, which was renamed Carmarthen and Ammanford CC on 1 March 1944. It became a separate court on 1 April 1953. |
| Bala | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01969-04-011 April 1969 | It was consolidated with Corwen CC on 1 August 1916 as Bala and Corwen CC. |
| Bangor | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01994-07-044 July 1994 | |
| Bargoed | 01926-01-011 January 1926 | 01995-12-2929 December 1995 | It was consolidated on 24 January 1949 as part of Tredegar, Blackwood, Abertillery and Bargoed CC. Bargoed CC was reconstituted as a separate court on 1 April 1953. |
| Barry | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01995-12-2929 December 1995 | It was consolidated with Cardiff CC on 26 September 1932 as Cardiff and Barry CC. Barry CC was reconstituted as a separate court on 1 October 1959. |
| Blaenau Ffestiniog | 01883-03-3131 March 1883 | 01969-04-011 April 1969 | It was opened as part of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog CC. |
| Blaenavon | 01899-07-011 July 1899 01938-06-011 June 1938 |
01938-01-011 January 1938 01954-06-011 June 1954 |
It was opened as part of Abergavenny and Blaenavon CC. It closed for five months in 1938 before reopening as part of Pontypool and Blaenavon CC. Blaenavon CC was closed for the second time in 1954. |
| Builth Wells | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01983-08-011 August 1983 | |
| Caerphilly | 01965-01-011 January 1965 | 02000-12-011 December 2000 | The court was opened to serve an area previously within the district of Pontypridd and Ystradyfodwg CC. |
| Cardigan | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01995-12-2929 December 1995 | |
| Chepstow | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 02002-04-011 April 2002 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 01910-08-022 August 1910 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | It was opened as part of Conwy, Llandudno and Colwyn Bay CC. Since 1 July 1976, Conwy CC (later renamed Conwy and Colwyn CC) has sat in Colwyn Bay. |
| Corwen | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01969-04-011 April 1969 | It was consolidated with Bala CC on 1 August 1916 as Bala and Corwen CC. |
| Cowbridge | 01858-12-3131 December 1858 | 01876-03-011 March 1876 | The court was opened as part of Bridgend and Cowbridge CC. It was closed as it was considered "inexpedient" to continue to hold a court in Cowbridge. |
| Crickhowell | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01929-08-1212 August 1929 | |
| Denbigh | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | It was consolidated with Ruthin CC as Denbigh and Ruthin CC on 1 April 1907. |
| Dolgellau | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01989-06-3030 June 1989 | |
| Fishguard | 01848-12-3131 December 1848 | 01856-10-2525 October 1856 | It was pened as part of Haverfordwest and Fishguard CC. Closed in 1856 as it was "inexpedient" to continue to hold a court In Fishguard. |
| Flint | 01862-04-3030 April 1862 | 01953-04-011 April 1953 | Flint CC opened as part of Mold and Flint CC. On 1 February 1927, Mold CC was made a separate court and Flint CC became part of Holywell and Flint CC. |
| Hay-on-Wye | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01960-07-011 July 1960 | |
| Holyhead | 01858-12-3131 December 1858 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | It was opened as part of Holyhead and Llangefni CC, which was renamed Holyhead, Llangefni and Menai Bridge CC on 30 September 1883. It was renamed Llangefni, Holyhead and Menai Bridge CC on 1 January 1936, and then became Llangefni and Holyhead CC on 1 April 1969. |
| Holywell | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01998-09-077 September 1998 | It was consolidated on 1 February 1927 as part of Holywell and Flint CC. It was renamed Holywell CC on 1 April 1953, when Flint CC closed. |
| Knighton | 01851-09-3030 September 1851 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | Knighton CC opened to serve an area previously within the district of Presteigne CC. |
| Lampeter | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01994-12-055 December 1994 | |
| Llandeilo | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01944-03-011 March 1944 | It was consolidated with Carmarthen CC and renamed Carmarthen, Llandeilo and Ammanford CC on 1 November 1918. |
| Llandovery | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | |
| Llandrindod Wells | 01898-07-011 July 1898 | 01995-12-2929 December 1995 | It was opened as part of Rhayader and Llandrindod Wells CC. The court was renamed Llandrindod Wells CC on 1 January 1920, when Rhayader CC closed. |
| Llandudno | 01878-09-3030 September 1878 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | It opened as part of Conwy and Llandudno CC. The court was renamed Conwy, Llandudno and Colwyn Bay CC on 2 August 1910. |
| Llanfyllin | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01958-10-011 October 1958 | It was consolidated on 1 December 1949 with Oswestry CC as Oswestry and Llanfyllin CC (a court district that straddled the border between England and Wales). |
| Llangollen | 01867-09-3030 September 1867 | 01920-01-011 January 1920 | It opened as part of Wrexham and Llangollen CC. |
| Llanidloes | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01970-07-011 July 1970 | |
| Llanrwst | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01969-04-011 April 1969 | |
| Machynlleth | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | |
| Menai Bridge | 01883-09-3030 September 1883 | 01969-04-011 April 1969 | It opened as part of Holyhead, Llangefni and Menai Bridge CC, which was renamed Llangefni, Holyhead and Menai Bridge CC on 1 January 1936. |
| Monmouth | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 02002-04-011 April 2002 | It was closed because the accommodation in the Shire Hall, Monmouth, was of an "extremely poor standard, expensive to maintain for the low level of business conducted and not accessible by people with disabilities." |
| Mountain Ash | 01897-08-033 August 1897 | 01953-10-011 October 1953 | It opened as part of Aberdare and Mountain Ash CC. |
| Narberth | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01957-01-011 January 1957 | It was consolidated as part of Pembroke Dock, Narberth and Haverfordwest CC on 1 July 1919. The court was renamed Haverfordwest, Pembroke Dock and Narberth CC on 1 January 1936. |
| Newbridge | 01856-05-3131 May 1856 | 01856-10-3131 October 1856 | Newbridge CC opened to serve an area previously within the district of Merthyr Tydfil CC. It was replaced a few months later by Pontypridd CC as it was decided that this would be "of advantage to the public". |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01947-12-011 December 1947 | |
| Newtown | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01984-04-011 April 1984 | Welshpool CC was renamed Welshpool and Newtown CC when Newtown CC was closed. |
| Pembroke | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01872-06-2929 June 1872 | It was replaced by Pembroke Dock CC as it was decided that this would be "of advantage to the public". |
| Pembroke Dock | 01872-06-3030 June 1872 | 01957-01-011 January 1957 | The court replaced Pembroke CC. It was consolidated as part of Pembroke Dock, Narberth and Haverfordwest CC on 1 July 1919. Renamed Haverfordwest, Pembroke Dock and Narberth CC on 1 January 1936. |
| Pontypool | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 02011-08-011 August 2011 | It was renamed Pontypool and Blaenavon CC on 1 June 1938; Blaenavon had previously been part of Abergavenny and Blaenavon CC until 1 January 1938, when sittings in Blaenavon ceased. It was renamed Pontypool CC on 1 June 1954, when Blaenavon CC closed. It was consolidated as part of Pontypool and Abergavenny CC on 1 October 1968. The court was renamed Pontypool CC on 1 July 1976, when Abergavenny CC closed. |
| Port Talbot | 01922-07-011 July 1922 | 01983-08-011 August 1983 | The court opened as part of Neath and Port Talbot CC (which is still open, but sitting only in Neath: the obligation for the court to sit in Port Talbot was removed in 1983). |
| Porth | 01896-01-011 January 1896 | 01960-01-011 January 1960 | It opened as part of Pontypridd, Ystradyfodwg and Porth CC. |
| Porthmadog | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01994-07-044 July 1994 | The court was renamed Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog CC on 31 March 1883. It was renamed Portmadog CC on 1 April 1969, when Blaenau Ffestiniog CC closed. |
| Presteign | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01941-03-011 March 1941 | |
| Pwllheli | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01969-04-011 April 1969 | |
| Rhayader | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01920-01-011 January 1920 | It was renamed Rhayader and Llandrindod Wells CC on 1 July 1898. It closed in 1920 as use of the court was "inconsiderable". |
| Ruabon | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01863-02-1919 February 1863 | Ruabon CC was closed as it was considered "inexpedient" to continue to hold a court there. |
| Ruthin | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | It was consolidated with Denbigh CC on 1 April 1907 as Denbigh and Ruthin CC. |
| St Asaph | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01910-12-3131 December 1910 | The court was renamed St Asaph and Rhyl CC on 2 February 1867. |
| Tredegar | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01976-07-011 July 1976 | The court was renamed Tredegar and Abertillery CC on 1 September 1919, and became Tredegar, Abertillery and Bargoed CC on 1 January 1926. The court was renamed Tredegar, Blackwood, Abertillery and Bargoed CC on 24 January 1949, becoming Blackwood, Tredegar and Abertillery CC on 1 April 1953 when Bargoed CC was made a separate court. |
| Usk | 01847-03-1515 March 1847 | 01920-04-011 April 1920 | |
| Ystradyfodwg | 01886-11-3030 November 1886 | 01973-01-011 January 1973 | The court ropened as part of Pontypridd and Ystradyfodwg CC. It was renamed Pontypridd, Ystradyfodwg and Porth CC on 1 January 1896. It became Pontypridd and Ystradyfodwg CC on 1 January 1960, when Porth CC closed. |
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