Registration Districts in Merionethshire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN MERIONETHSHIRE

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Merionethshire between 1837 and 1974. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.

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

the ancient county of Merioneth (1837-89)
the administrative county of Merioneth (1889-1974).

The county of Merionethshire was abolished on 1.4.1974 to become parts of the counties of Gwynedd and Clwyd.

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
Bala	Merionethshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Merioneth East registration district.
Corwen	Merionethshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Wrexham, Merioneth East, Hiraethog, and Ruthin registration districts.
Dolgelly	Merionethshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Merioneth South and Merioneth North registration districts.
Ffestiniog	Merionethshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Merioneth North, Merioneth South and Pwllheli registration districts.
Machynlleth	Montgomeryshire	1837	1935	Partly in Merionethshire until 1.10.1935.
Merioneth East	Merionethshire	1935	1974	Created 1.10.1935 out of Bala and Corwen registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Penllyn and Glyndŵr registration districts.
Merioneth North	Merionethshire	1935	1974	Created 1.10.1935 out of Festiniog and Dolgelly registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Ardudwy registration district.
Merioneth South	Merionethshire	1935	1974	Created 1.10.1935 out of Dolgelly, Machynlleth, and Ffestiniog registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of De Meirionydd registration district.

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