Merioneth Fire Service was formed in 1948 after the N.F.S ( National Fire Service ) handed back fire control to regional county & county borough fire brigades. Merioneth had 8 fire stations covering 660 square miles of area. A very sparsely populated area & the most mountainous part of Wales which has a great part of Snowdonia National Park within it. Also the coastline of Cardigan Bay. Mainly nationalist speaking Welsh people reside in the county & in the 1960's the population of Merionethshire was just over 38,000.

This cap badge is in excellent condition, manufactured by London Button & Badge Company the enamel centre is spot welded to the standard issue fully pressed Home Office star, both cap fixing lugs are intact to the rear of the cap badge