List of former county courts in Wales

The most recent closures are the county courts in Aberdare and Pontypool, which closed on 1 August 2011.

England and Wales (with the exception of the City of London, which was outside the scope of the act) were divided into 60 circuits, with a total of 491 courts.

Blaenavon is the only town in Wales to have a county court close and then reopen, both events taking place in 1938.

In 1872, more than 300 of the county courts in England and Wales cost more to run than they received in fees, but widespread closures were politically impossible.

[10] More recently, considerations in deciding whether to close a court have included "the costs and practical implications of running a court, the public facilities, waiting times, workload levels and the overall standard of service that can be made available over the area as a whole".

[12] The government estimated in March 2000 that the closure of 55 county courts in England and Wales (including 9 courts in Wales) in the previous 6 years had saved a minimum of £6 million, through reductions in rent and accommodation charges, running costs and judicial expense.

The courts threatened with closure in Wales were Aberdare, Llangefni, Pontypool and Rhyl.

[14][15] After consultation, it was decided to keep Llangefni County Court open, but the other closures were confirmed.