Editing Machynlleth (section)

===Administrative history===
Machynlleth was an [[ancient parish]] in the historic county of [[Montgomeryshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Machynlleth Ancient Parish / Civil Parish |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10240748 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref> When elected parish and district councils were established in 1894, the parish was made an [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Annual Report of the Local Government Board |date=1895 |page=270 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqAaAQAAIAAJ&pg=270 |access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref> The Machynlleth Urban District was abolished in 1974, with its area instead becoming a community. District-level functions passed to [[District of Montgomeryshire|Montgomery District Council]], which in turn was abolished in 1996 and its functions passed to Powys County Council.<ref>[[Local Government Act 1972]]</ref><ref>[[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994]]</ref>