ɪts dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl ˈɛɹiə ʌv ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi vˈɛɹid bˌʌt dʒˈɛnɚɹəli kˈʌvɚd ˈɔːl ʌv mˈɑːdɚn wˈeɪlz ænd ðə wˈɛlʃ mˈɑːɹtʃᵻz ʌv ʃɹˈɑːpʃɚ, hˈɜːfɚdʃɚ, wˈʊstɚʃɚ, tʃˈɛʃɚɹ ænd ɡlˈɑːstɚʃɚ.
Its geographical area of responsibility varied but generally covered all of modern Wales and the Welsh Marches of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Cheshire and Gloucestershire.