St. Asaph Registration District

ST. ASAPH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Denbighshire (1837–1935); Flintshire (1935–74).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (renamed to become Rhuddlan registration district).
Sub-districts : Abergele, Denbigh, Rhyl, St. Asaph.
GRO volumes : XXVII (1837–51); 11b (1852–1946); 8A (1946–74).
District number : 321b (1841–46); 613 (1847–69); 617 (1870–80); 620 (1881–1908); 623 (1909–35); 619a (1935–46); 401 (1946–74).

Table 1: List of Places in St. Asaph Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abergele	Denbighshire	1837	1889	In 1889 the part of the parish of Abergele in Rhyl Urban District became part of Flintshire. In 1894 this area became a separate unnamed parish and the remaining part of Abergele was abolished and divided between the parishes of Abergele Urban and Abergele Rural.
Abergele	Denbighshire and Flintshire	1889	1894
Abergele Rural	Denbighshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Abergele. See also Table 2, note (a).
Abergele Urban	Denbighshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Abergele in Abergele & Pensarn Urban District. See also Table 2, note (a).
Betws yn Rhôs	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Bodelwyddan	Flintshire	1896	1974	Created 1.10.1896 out of the parish of St. Asaph. See also Table 2, note (d).
Bodfari	Flintshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Bylchau	Denbighshire	1896	1935	Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Henllan Rural. See also Table 2, note (a).
Cefn	Denbighshire	1895	1935	Created 1.10.1895 from the Denbighshire part of the parish of St. Asaph. See also Table 2, note (a).
Cwm	Flintshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Denbigh	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Dyserth	Flintshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Henllan	Denbighshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Henllan Urban and Henllan Rural.
Henllan Rural	Denbighshire	1894	1896	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Henllan. Abolished 1.4.1896 and incorporated into the parishes of Trefnant and Bylchau.
Henllan Urban	Denbighshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Henllan in Denbigh Municipal Borough. See also Table 2, note (c).
Llanddulas	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Abergele Urban, Llandrillo yn Rhôs and Betws yn Rhôs. See also Table 2, note (a).
Llandrillo yn Rhôs	Flintshire	1935	1935	That part which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Llanddulas. See also Table 2, note (a).
Llanfair Talhaiarn	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Llannefydd	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Llansannan	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Meliden	Flintshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Prestatyn.
Prestatyn	Flintshire	1896	1974	Created 1.10.1896 out of the parish of Meliden. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Rhuddlan	Flintshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Rhyl	Flintshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Rhuddlan in Rhyl Urban District. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Asaph	Denbighshire	1837	1895	On 1.10.1895 the part Denbighshire became the parish of Cefn, so that thereafter St. Asaph was entirely in Flintshire. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Asaph	Flintshire	1837	1974
St. George	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Abergele Rural and Abergele Rural.
Trefnant	Denbighshire	1896	1935	Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Henllan Rural. See also Table 2, note (a).
Tremeirchion	Flintshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Unnamed	Flintshire	1894	1899	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Abergele in Rhyl Urban District. Abolished 30.9.1899 and added to the parish of Rhyl.
Waen	Flintshire	1896	1974	Created 1.10.1896 out of the parish of St. Asaph. See also Table 2, note (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting St. Asaph Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935	(a)	Lost the part in the parish of Llandrillo yn Rhôs (which until 1.4.1935 formed paert of the parish of Llanddulas) and the parishes of Abergele Rural, Abergele Urban, Betws yn Rhôs, Bylchau, Cefn, Llanfair Talhaiarn, Llannefydd, Llansannan and Trefnant, to Aled registration district.	9862 in 1931
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Prestatyn (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Llanasa) from Holywell registration district.	21 in 1931
	(c)	Lost the parishes of Denbigh and Henllan Urban to Ruthin registration district.	7152 in 1931
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the parishes of Bodelwyddan, Bodfari, Cwm, Dyserth, Prestatyn, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, St. Asaph, Tremeirchion and Waen (which were transferred from Flintshire to the county of Clwyd on 1.4.1974) to Rhuddlan registration district.	47528 in 1971

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