Radnorshire West Registration District

RADNORSHIRE WEST REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Radnorshire (1933–1974), Powys (1974–87)
Created : 1.4.1933 (out of Rhayader Builth, Hay, and Kington registration districts).
Abolished : 1.1.1988 (to become part of Mid Powys registration district).
Sub-districts : Llandrindod Wells, Painscastle, Rhayader.
GRO volumes : 11b (1933–46), 8C (1946–74), 26 (1974–87).
Registers currently held at : Powys.

Table 1A: List of Places in Radnorshire West Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abbey Cwmhir	Radnorshire	1933	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Abbey Cwmhir. See also Table 2, note (d).
Aberedw	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Bettws Disserth	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Boughrood	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Bryngwyn	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Cefnllys Rural	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Cefnllys Urban	Radnorshire	1933	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the community of Llandrindod Wells. See also Table 2, note (d).
Clyro	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Colva	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Cregrina	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Disserth & Trecoed	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Gladestry	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Glasbury	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Glascwm	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Llanbadarnfawr	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanbadarn y Garreg	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Llanbedr Painscastle	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Llanddewifâch	Radnorshire	1933	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Llandewifach. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Llandegley	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Llandeilo Graban	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Llandrindod Rural	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Llandrindod Urban	Radnorshire	1933	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the community of Llandrindod Wells. See also Table 2, note (a).
Llanelwedd	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Llanfaredd	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Llanfihangel Helygen	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Llansaintfraed in Elvel	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Llansanffraid Cwmdeuddwr	Radnorshire	1933	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Llansanffraed Cwmdeuddwr. See also Table 2, note (d).
Llanstephan	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Llanyre	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Llowes	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Michaelchurch on Arrow	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Nantmel	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Newchurch	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Rhayader	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Rhulen	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
St. Harmon	Radnorshire	1933	1974	See Table 2, note (d).

Table 1B: List of Places in Radnorshire West Registration District (1974–87)

All the areas in Radnorshire West registration district became part of the county of Powys on 1.4.1974.

Community	County	From	To	Comments
Abbeycwmhir	Powys	1974	1987	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Abbey Cwmhir. See also Table 2, note (h).
Cefnllys Rural	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).
Llananno	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Llanbadarn Fynydd	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Llanbadarnfawr	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).
Llanbister	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Llandegley	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).
Llandewi Ystradenny	Powys	1974	1987	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Llanddewi Ystradenny. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Llandrindod Rural	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).
Llandrindod Wells	Powys	1974	1987	Created 1.4.1974 from the parishes of Llandrindod Urban and Cefnllys Urban. See also Table 2, note (h).
Llanfihangel Helygen	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).
Llanfihangel Rhydrithon	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Llansanffraed Cwmdeuddwr	Powys	1974	1987	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Llansanffraid Cwmdeuddwr. See also Table 2, note (h).
Llanyre	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).
Nantmel	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).
Rhayader	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).
St. Harmon	Powys	1974	1987	See Table 2, note (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Radnorshire West Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1933 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Aberedw, Bettws Disserth, Cregrina, Disserth & Trecoed, Llanbadarn y Garreg, Llandrindod Rural, Llandrindod Urban, Llanelwedd, Llanfaredd, Llansaintfraed in Elvel, and Rhulen, from Builth registration district.	2996 in 1931
	(b)	Gained the parishes of Boughrood, Bryngwyn, Clyro, Glasbury, Llanbedr Painscastle, Llanddewifâch, Llandeilo Graban, Llanstephan, and Llowes, from Hay registration district.	2149 in 1931
	(c)	Gained the parishes of Colva, Gladestry, Glascwm, Llandegley, Michaelchurch on Arrow, and Newchurch, from Kington registration district.	1305 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Abbey Cwmhir, Cefnllys Rural, Cefnllys Urban, Llanbadarnfawr, Llanfihangel Helygen, Llansantffraid Cwmdeuddwr, Llanyre, Nantmel, Rhayader, and St. Harmon, from Rhayader registration district.	6704 in 1931
1.4.1974	(e)	Lost the parishes of Aberedw, Bettws Disserth, Cregrina, Disserth & Trecoed, Llanbadarn y Garreg, Llanelwedd, Llanfaredd, Llansaintffraed in Elvel, and Rhulen (which were transferred from Radnorshire to the county of Powys) to Builth registration district.	1434 in 1971
	(f)	Lost the parishes of Boughrood, Bryngwyn, Clyro, Colva, Gladestry, Glasbury, Glascwm, Llanbedr Painscastle, Llanddewifâch, Llandeilo Graban, Llanstephan, Llowes, Michaelchurch on Arrow, and Newchurch (which were transferred from Radnorshire to the county of Powys on 1.4.1974) to Hay registration district.	2043 in 1971
	(g)	Gained the communities of Llananno, Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llanbister, Llandewi Ystradenny, and Llanfihangel Rhydrithon (which were transferred from Radnorshire to the county of Powys on 1.4.1974) from Radnorshire East registration district.	1075 in 1971
1.1.1988 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the constituent communities of Abbeycwmhir, Cefnllys Rural, Llananno, Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llanbadarnfawr, Llanbister, Llandegley, Llandewi Ystradenny, Llandrindod Rural, Llandrindod Wells, Llanfihangel Helygen, Llanfihangel Rhydrithon, Llansanffraed Cwmdeuddwr, Llanyre, Nantmel, Rhayader, and St. Harmon, to Mid Powys registration district.

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