Neath Registration District

NEATH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Glamorganshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1970 (incorporated into West Glamorgan registration district).
Sub-districts : Aberdulais, Cadoxton, Glyncorrwg, Llansamlet, Margam, Neath, Neath Borough, Port Talbot, Ystradgunlais, Ystradvelltey.
GRO volumes : XXVII (1837–51), 11a (1852–1946), 8B (1946–70).
Registers now held by : Neath Port Talbot, Swansea and Powys.

Table 1: List of Places in Neath Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aberavon	Glamorganshire	1837	1921	Abolished 9.11.1921 and incorporated into 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 incorporated into 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 incorporated into 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 incorporated into the parishes of Neath and Clyne.
Margam	Glamorganshire	1837	1921	Abolished 9.11.1921 and incorporated into 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 incorporated into 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 incorporated into 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 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, Llangwig, 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 Cwmdu) from Bridgend registration district.
1.10.1970 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the constituent 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

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