Llanelly Registration District

LLANELLY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Carmarthenshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Llanelly, Llanelly Rural, Llanelly Urban, Llanmon, Loughor, Pembrey.
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51), 11a (1852–1946), 8A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Carmarthenshire and Swansea.

Table 1: List of Places in Llanelly Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Burry Port Urban	Carmarthenshire	1903	1974	Created 1.4.1903 out of the parish of Pembrey.
Gowerton	Glamorganshire	1837	1934	See Table 2, note (c).
Kidwelly St. Mary	Carmarthenshire	1884	1974	Created 24.3.1884 from the parishes of Kidwelly St. Mary Without, and Kidwelly St. Mary Within. See also Table 2, note (a).
Kidwelly St. Mary Within	Carmarthenshire	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 and incorporated into the parish of Kidwelly St. Mary.
Kidwelly St. Mary Without	Carmarthenshire	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 and incorporated into the parish of Kidwelly St. Mary.
Llanedy	Carmarthenshire	1837	1974
Llanelly	Carmarthenshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Llanelly Urban and Llanelly Rural.
Llanelly Rural	Carmarthenshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Llanelly.
Llanelly Urban	Carmarthenshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Llanelly in Llanelly Urban DIstrict.
Llangennech	Carmarthenshire	1837	1974
Llannon	Carmarthenshire	1837	1974
Loughor Borough	Glamorganshire	1837	1934	See Table 2, note (c).
Pembrey	Carmarthenshire	1837	1974
Pontyberem	Carmarthenshire	1919	1974	Created 1.4.1919 out of the parishes of Llanelly Rural, Llangendeirne, Llannon, Llanddarog, and Llanarthney. See also Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Llanelly Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.11.1895	(a)	Lost parts of the parish of Kidwelly St. Mary (which became parts of the parishes of Llangedeirne, Llandefeilog, and St. Ishmael on 30.9.1895) to Carmarthen registration district.	157 in 1891
1.7.1919	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of Pontyberem (which until 1.4.1919 formed parts of the parishes of Llangendeirne, Llanddarog, and Llanarthney) from Carmarthen registration district.	1064 in 1911
1.1.1935	(c)	Lost the parishes of Gowerton and Loughor Borough to West Glamorgan registration district.	10227 in 1931

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