title: List of counties of Wales by area in 1831
text: # List of counties of Wales by area in 1831
  
  This is a list of the historic counties of Wales as recorded by the 1831 census, ordered by their area.
  
  | Rank | County | Area (acres) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Carmarthenshire | 606,331 |
  | 2 | Glamorgan | 547,494 |
  | 3 | Montgomeryshire | 483,323 |
  | 4 | Brecknockshire | 460,158 |
  | 5 | Cardiganshire | 443,387 |
  | 6 | Pembrokeshire | 401,691 |
  | 7 | Denbighshire | 386,052 |
  | 8 | Merionethshire | 385,291 |
  | 9 | Caernarfonshire | 370,273 |
  | 10 | Monmouthshire | 324,310 |
  | 11 | Radnorshire | 272,128 |
  | 12 | Anglesey | 193,453 |
  | 13 | Flintshire | 184,905 |
  