Pontypridd Registration District

PONTYPRIDD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Glamorganshire (1837–1974), Mid Glamorgan (from 1974).
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, Taff Ely, Ystradyfodwg.
GRO volumes : 11a (1863–1946), 8B (1946–74), 27 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Table 1A: List of Places in Pontypridd Registration District (1863–1974)

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	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Llantwit Fadre. See also Table 2, note (a).
Llanwonno	Glamorganshire	1863	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Mountain Ash. See also 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 to become the parish of Rhondda. See also Table 2, note (b).

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

All the areas in Pontypridd registration district became part of the county of Mid Glamorgan on 1.4.1974.

Community	County	From	To	Comments
Aberdare	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996
Llanilterne	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996	See Table 2, note (i).
Llantwit Fadre	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Llantwitfadre.
Mountain Ash	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Llanwonno.
Penderyn	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996	See Table 2, note (j).
Pentyrch	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996	See Table 2, note (i).
Pontypridd	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996
Rhigos	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996	See Table 2, note (k).
Rhondda	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996
Taffs Well	Mid Glamorgan	1974	1996	Created 1.4.1974 out of the parish of Eglwysilian. See also Table 2, note (i).

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
18.7.1863 (created)	(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
1.6.1895	(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
1.4.1974	(i)	Gained the communities of Llanilterne, Pentyrch, and Taffs Well (which were transferred from Glamorganshire to the county of Mid Glamorgan on 1.4.1974) from East Glamorgan registration district.	5791 in 1971
	(j)	Gained the community of Penderyn (which was transferred from Brecknockshire to the county of Mid Glamorgan on 1.4.1974) from Vaynor registration district.	2207 in 1971
	(k)	Gained the community of Rhigos (which was transferred from Glamorganshire to the county of Mid Glamorgan on 1.4.1974) from West Glamorgan registration district.	1749 in 1971

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