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NEATH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Neath Registration District (1837–1970)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Aberavon

Glamorganshire

1837

1921

Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Port Talbot.

Baglan Higher

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Baglan Lower

Glamorganshire

1837

1921

Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Port Talbot.

Blaengwrach

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Blaenhonddan

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Briton Ferry

Glamorganshire

1837

1922

Abolished 9.11.1922 and added to the parish of Neath.

Cîlybebyll

Glamorganshire

1837

1875

See Table 2, note (a).

Clyne

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Coedffranc

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Dyffryn Clydach

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Dylais Higher

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Dylais Lower

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Glyncorrwg

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

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

Llangwig

Glamorganshire

1837

1875

See Table 2, note (a).

Llangynwyd Higher

Glamorganshire

1837

1888

See Table 2, note (c).

Llansamlet Higher

Glamorganshire

1837

1876

See Table 2, note (b).

Llansamlet Lower

Glamorganshire

1837

1876

See Table 2, note (b).

Llantwit Lower

Glamorganshire

1837

1922

Abolished 9.11.1922 and divided between the parishes of Neath and Clyne.

Margam

Glamorganshire

1837

1921

Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Port Talbot.

Michaelston Higher

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Michaelston Lower

Glamorganshire

1837

1921

Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Port Talbot.

Neath

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Neath Higher

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Neath Lower

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Neath Middle

Glamorganshire

1837

1903

Abolished 29.9.1903 and added to the parish of Neath Higher.

Port Talbot

Glamorganshire

1921

1970

Created 9.11.1921 from the parishes of Aberavon, Margam, Michaelston Lower and Baglan Lower.

Resolven

Glamorganshire

1837

1970

See Table 2, note (g).

Rhigos

Glamorganshire

1935

1970

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

Tonna

Glamorganshire

1924

1970

Created 1.4.1924 out of the parish of Clyne. See also Table 2, note (g).

Ynys y Mond

Glamorganshire

1837

1875

See Table 2, note (a).

Ystradfellte

Brecknockshire

1837

1934

See Table 2, note (d).

Ystradgynlais Higher

Brecknockshire

1837

1875

See Table 2, note (a).

Ystradgynlais Lower

Brecknockshire

1837

1875

See Table 2, note (a).


Table 1B: List of Places in Neath Registration District (from 1974)

Community

County

From

To

Comments

Aberavon

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Baglan

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Baglan Bay

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Baglan Higher

West Glamorgan

1974

1983

Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h).

Blaengwrach

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Blaenhonddan

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Briton Ferry

West Glamorgan

1983

1996

Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j).

Bryn

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Clyne

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Coedffranc

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Crynant

West Glamorgan

1983

1996

Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j).

Cwmavon

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Dyffryn Clydach

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Dylais Higher

West Glamorgan

1974

1983

Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h).

Dylais Lower

West Glamorgan

1974

1983

Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h).

Glyncorrwg

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Glynneath

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

Created 26.9.1974 by renaming the community of Neath Higher. See also Table 2, notes (i) and (j).

Margam

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Margam Moors

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Michaelston Higher

West Glamorgan

1974

1983

Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h).

Neath

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Neath Higher

West Glamorgan

1974

1974

Renamed 26.9.1974 to become the community of Glynneath. See also Table 2, note (h).

Neath Lower

West Glamorgan

1974

1983

Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h).

Onllwyn

West Glamorgan

1983

1996

Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j).

Pelenna

West Glamorgan

1983

1996

Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j).

Port Talbot

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Resolven

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Sandfields East

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Sandfields West

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Seven Sisters

West Glamorgan

1983

1996

Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j).

Tai Bach

West Glamorgan

1981

1996

Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j).

Tonna

West Glamorgan

1974

1996

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Neath Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.7.1875

(a)

Lost the parishes of Cîlybebyll, Llangiwg, Ynys y Mond, Ystradgynlais Higher and Ystradgynlais Lower, to Pontardawe registration district.

14428 in 1871

1.7.1876

(b)

Lost the parishes of Llansamlet Higher and Llansamlet Lower to Swansea registration district.

6128 in 1871

1.4.1888

(c)

Lost the parish of Llangynwyd Higher to Bridgend registration district.

2444 in 1881

1.10.1934

(d)

Lost the parish of Ystradfellte to Vaynor registration district.

650 in 1931

1.1.1935

(e)

Gained the parish of Rhigos from Merthyr Tydfil registration district.

1455 in 1931

1.4.1957

(f)

Gained part of the parish of Glyncorrwg (which until 1.4.1957 formed part of the parish of Llangynwyd Higher) from Bridgend registration district.

0 in 1951

1.10.1970 (abolished)

(g)

Lost the parishes of Baglan Higher, Blaengwrach, Blaenhonddan, Clyne, Coedffranc, Dyffryn Clydach, Dylais Higher, Dylais Lower, Glyncorrwg, Michaelston Higher, Neath, Neath Higher, Neath Lower, Port Talbot, Resolven, Rhigos, and Tonna, to West Glamorgan registration district.

132495 in 1961

1.4.1974
(re-created)

(h)

Gained the communities of Baglan Higher, Blaengwrach, Blaenhonddan, Clyne, Coedffranc, Dyffryn Clydach, Dylais Higher, Dylais Lower, Glyncorrwg, Michaelston Higher, Neath, Neath Higher, Neath Lower, Port Talbot, Resolven and Tonna, from West Glamorgan registration district.

127081 in 1971

1.4.1982

(i)

Gained part of the community of Glynneath (which until 1.4.1982 formed part of the community of Rhigos) from Pontypridd registration district.

n/a

1.4.1996
(abolished)

(j)

Lost the communities of Aberavon, Baglan, Baglan Bay, Blaengwrach, Blaenhonddan, Briton Ferry, Bryn, Clyne, Coedffranc, Crynant, Cwmavon, Dyffryn Clydach, Glyncorrwg, Glynneath, Margam, Margam Moors, Neath, Onllwyn, Pelenna, Port Talbot, Resolven, Sandfields East, Sandfields West, Seven Sisters, Tai Bach and Tonna, to Neath Port Talbot registration district.

n/a



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