Registration Districts in Breconshire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN BRECKNOCKSHIRE

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Brecknockshire between 1837 and 1974. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.

For the purposes of these pages "Brecknockshire" refers to:

the ancient county of Brecknock (1837–89), sometimes known as Breconshire.
the administrative county of Brecknock (1889–1974).

The county of Brecknockshire was abolished on 1.4.1974 and added to the counties of Powys, Mid Glamorgan and Gwent.

Click on a district name to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.

Registration District	Registration County	From	To	Comments
Bedwellty	Monmouthshire	1837	1894	Partly in Brecknockshire until 1894.
Brecknock	Brecknockshire	1837	1974	Transferred to Powys on 1.4.1974.
Builth	Brecknockshire	1837	1974	Transferred to Powys on 1.4.1974.
Crickhowell	Brecknockshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Blaenau Gwent and Brecknock registration districts.
Hay	Brecknockshire	1837	1974	Transferred to Powys on 1.4.1974.
Llandovery	Carmarthenshire	1837	1897	Partly in Brecknockshire until 1.6.1897.
Merthyr Tydfil	Glamorganshire	1837	1934	Partly in Brecknockshire until 1.10.1934.
Neath	Glamorganshire	1837	1934	Partly in Brecknockshire until 1.10.1934.
Pontardawe	Glamorganshire	1837	1934	Partly in Brecknockshire until 1.10.1934.
Rhayader	Radnorshire	1837	1933	Partly in Brecknockshire until 1.4.1933.
Vaynor	Brecknockshire	1934	1974	Created 1.10.1934 out of Merthyr Tydfil and Neath registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd and Ystradgynlais registration districts.
Ystradgynlais	Brecknockshire	1934	1974	Created 1.10.1934 out of Pontardawe, Neath and Brecknock registration districts. Transferred to Powys on 1.4.1974.

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