Registration Districts in Glamorganshire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN GLAMORGANSHIRE

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Glamorganshire 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 "Glamorganshire" refers to:

the ancient county of Glamorgan (1837–89)
the administrative county of Glamorgan (1889–1974), with the county boroughs of Cardiff (1889–1974), Merthyr Tydfil (1908–74) and Swansea (1889–1974).

The county of Glamorganshire was abolished on 1.4.1974 and added to the counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan.

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
Bridgend	Glamorganshire	1837	1970	Renamed 1.10.1970 to become Mid Glamorgan registration district.
Cardiff	Glamorganshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to South Glamorgan registration district.
East Glamorgan	Glamorganshire	1935	1974	Created 1.1.1935 out of Cardiff, Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between South Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd registration districts.
Gower	Glamorganshire	1858	1934	Created 19.7.1858 out of Swansea registration district. Abolished 1.1.1935 and divided between Swansea and West Glamorgan registration districts.
Llanelly	Carmarthenshire	1837	1934	Partly in Glamorganshire until 1.1.1935.
Merthyr Tydfil	Glamorganshire	1837	1974
Mid Glamorgan	Glamorganshire	1970	1974	Created 1.10.1970 by renaming Bridgend registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Ogwr and South Glamorgan registration districts.
Neath	Glamorganshire	1837	1970	Abolished 1.10.1970 and added to West Glamorgan registration district.
Newport	Monmouthshire	1837	1896	Partly in Glamorganshire until 1.7.1896.
Pontardawe	Glamorganshire	1875	1934	Created 1.7.1875 out of Neath and Swansea registration districts. Abolished 1.1.1935 and added to West Glamorgan registration district.
Pontypridd	Glamorganshire	1863	1974	Created 18.7.1863 out of Cardiff and Methyr Tydfil registration districts.
Swansea	Glamorganshire	1837	1974
West Glamorgan	Glamorganshire	1935	1974	Created 1.1.1935 out of Gower, Swansea, Pontardawe and Llanelly registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Neath, Swansea and Pontypridd registration districts.

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