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BEDWELLTY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1: List of Places in Bedwellty Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Abertillery

Monmouthshire

1894

1974

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Aberystruth in Abertillery Urban District. See also Table 2, note (g).

Aberystruth

Monmouthshire

1861

1889

In 1889 the parts of the parish of Aberystruth in the urban districts of Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale became part of Brecknockshire, in 1894 these areas became the separate parishes of Aberystruth Brynmawr Urban and Ebbw Vale, so that thereafter Aberystruth was again wholly in Monmouthshire. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the community of Nantyglo & Blaina. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (g).

Monmouthshire and Brecknockshire

1889

1894

Monmouthshire

1894

1974

Aberystruth Brynmawr Urban

Brecknockshire

1894

1900

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Aberystruth in Brynmawr Urban District. See also Table 2, note (c).

Beaufort

Monmouthshire

1934

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the community of Ebbw Vale. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (g).

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire

1861

1974

See Table 2, notes (a), (e) and (g)

Blaenavon

Monmouthshire

1894

1895

That part which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Aberystruth. See also Table 2, note (b).

Dukestown

Monmouthshire

1934

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the community of Tredegar. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (g).

Ebbw Vale

Monmouthshire

1894

1974

Created 1894 from parts of the parishes of Bedwellty and Aberystruth in Ebbw Vale Urban District. See also Table 2, note (g).

Llanhilleth

Monmouthshire

1939

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the community of Abertillery. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Llechryd

Monmouthshire

1934

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the community or Rhymney on 1.4.1974. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (h).

Rassa

Monmouthshire

1934

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the community of Rassa. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (g).

Rhymney

Monmouthshire

1894

1974

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Bedwellty. See also Table 2, note (h).

Tredegar

Monmouthshire

1894

1974

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Bedwellty in Tredegar Urban District. See also Table 2, note (g).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bedwellty Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.7.1861 (created)

(a)

Gained the parishes of Aberystruth and Bedwellty from Abergavenny registration district.

47565 in 1861

1.7.1895

(b)

Lost the part in the parish of Blaenavon (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Aberystruth) to Abergavenny registration district.

75 in 1891

1.5.1900

(c)

Lost the parish of Aberystruth Brynmawr Urban to Crickhowell registration district.

270 in 1891

299 in 1901

1.10.1934

(d)

Gained the parishes of Beaufort, Dukestown, Llechryd and Rassa, from Crickhowell registration district.

6732 in 1931

1.4.1939

(e)

Gained part of the parish of Bedwellty (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Mynyddislwyn) from Caerleon registration district.

896 in 1931

(f)

Gained the parish of Llanhilleth from Pontypool registration district.

8974 in 1931

1.4.1974 (abolished)

(g)

Lost the parishes of Abertillery, Aberystruth, Beaufort, Bedwellty, Dukestown, Ebbw Vale, Llanhilleth, Rassa and Tredegar (which were transferred from Monmouthshire to the county of Gwent on 1.4.1974) to Blaenau Gwent registration district.

101132 in 1971

(h)

Lost the parishes of Bedwellty, Llechryd and Rhymney (which formed the communities of New Tredegar and Rhymney on 1.4.1974) to Merthyr Tydfil registration district.

17073 in 1971



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