Registration Districts in Monmouthshire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE

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

the ancient county of Monmouth (1837-89
the administrative county of Monmouth (1889-1974), with the county borough of Newport (1891-1974).

The county of Monmouthshire was abolished on 1.4.1974 to become parts of the counties of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and South 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
Abergavenny	Monmouthshire	1837	1958	Abolished 1.1.1959 to become part of Pontypool registration district.
Bedwellty	Monmouthshire	1861	1974	Created 1.7.1861 out of Abergavenny registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Blaenau Gwent and Merthyr Tydfil registration districts.
Caerleon	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	Created 1.7.1936 out of Newport registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Newport, Merthyr Tydfil, and South Glamorgan registration districts.
Cardiff	Glamorganshire	1837	1895	Partly in Monmouthshire until 1.7.1895.
Chepstow	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	Abolished 1.4.1968 to become part of Caerleon registration district.
Crickhowell	Brecknockshire	1837	1934	Partly in Monmouthshire until 1.10.1934.
Dore	Herefordshire	1837	1838	Abolished 20.1.1838 to become part of Hereford registration district.
Hereford	Herefordshire	1837	1935	Partly in Monmouthshire until 1.10.1935.
Monmouth	Monmouthshire	1837	1939	Abolished 1.4.1939 to become part of Abergavenny registration district.
Newport	Monmouthshire	1837	1974
Pontypool	Monmouthshire	1837	1974

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