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PONTYPRIDD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Glamorganshire.
Created
: 18.7.1863 (out of Cardiff and Methyr Tydfil registration districts).
Sub-districts : Aberdare, Church Village, Cynon Valley, Eglwysilan, Llanwonno, Llantrisaint, Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Rhondda, Rhondda No. 1, Rhondda No. 2, Rhondda No.3, Rhondda East, Rhondda North Westl, Rhondda South, Ystradyfodwg.
GRO volumes : 11a (1863–1946), 8B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Table 1: List of Places in Pontypridd Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Aberdare

Glamorganshire

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (h).

Eglwysilan

Glamorganshire

1863

1934

See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (g).

Llanfabon

Glamorganshire

1863

1934

See Table 2, notes (b), (d) and (f).

Llantrisant

Glamorganshire

1863

1934

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

Llantwitfardre

Glamorganshire

1863

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Llanwonno

Glamorganshire

1863

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (c).

Pontypridd

Glamorganshire

1894

1974

Created 1894 out of the parishes of Eglwysilan, Llanwonno, Llantwitfardre, Llantrisant, and Llanfabon.

Rhondda

Glamorganshire

1897

1974

Created 1.7.1897 by renaming the parish of Ystradyfodwg.

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorganshire

1863

1897

Abolished 1.7.1897 and renamed Rhondda. See also Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Pontypridd Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

18.7.1863
(created)

(a)

Gained the parishes of Eglwysilan, Llantrisaint, and Llantwitfardre, from Cardiff registration district.

16290 in 1861

(b)

Gained the parishes of Llanfabon, Llanwonno, and Ystradyfodwg, from Methyr Tydfil registration district.

14097 in 1861

1.6.1895

(c)

Gained part of the parish Llanwonno (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Aberdare) from Methyr Tydfil registration district.

2486 in 1891

(d)

Lost part of the parish of Llanfabon (which became part of the parish of Merthyr Tydfil in 1894) to Methyr Tydfil registration district.

924 in 1891

1.1.1935

(e)

Lost the parish of Llantrisant to Bridgend registration district.

22276 in 1931

(f)

Lost the parishes of Eglwysilan and Llanfabon to East Glamorgan registration district.

35024 in 1931

(g)

Lost part of the parish of Eglwysilan (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Whitchurch) to East Glamorgan registration district.

744 in 1931

(h)

Gained the parish of Aberdare from Merthyr Tydfil registration district.

48746 in 1931


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