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WREXHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Wrexham Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Abenbury

Denbighshire

1935

1974

Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Abenbury Fawr and Erlas. See also Table 2, note (l).

Abenbury Fawr

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Abenbury, Wrexham Regis and Marchwiel.

Abenbury Fechan

Denbighshire

1837

1885

Abolished 25.3.1885 and added to the parish ofAbenbury Fawr.

Acton

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Wrexham Regis, Gresford, Bieston and Gwersyllt.

Agden

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Allington

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (l).

Bangor

Flintshire

1837

1897

See Table 2, note (g).

Bersham

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Bieston

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Borras Hovah

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Bieston.

Borras Riffre

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Bieston.

Bradley

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Broughton

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Brymbo

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Burton

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Cacca Dutton

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Isycoed.

Cefn

Denbighshire

1895

1974

Created 3.8.1895 out of the parish of Ruabon. See also Table 2, note (l).

Chidlow

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Chirk

Denbighshire

1935

1974

See Table 2, notes (k) and (l).

Chorlton

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Church Shocklach

Cheshire

1837

1895

See Table 2, note (e).

Cuddington

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Dutton Diffieth

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Isycoed.

Dutton y Bran

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Isycoed.

Erbistock

Denbighshire

1837

1974

On 30.9.1897 the part in Flintshire became part of the parish of Overton, so that thereafter Erbistock was entirely in Denbigshire. See also Table 2, notes (h) and (l).

Flintshire

1837

1897

Erlas

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Abenbury and Wrexham Regis.

Erthig

Denbighshire

1837

1974

Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Erddig. See also Table 2, note (l).

Esclusham Above

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Esclusham Below

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Eyton

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Erbistock.

Glyn Traian

Denbighshire

1935

1974

Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Glyntraian. See also Table 2, notes (i) and (l).

Gourton

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Bieston.

Gresford

Denbighshire

1837

1974

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

Gwersyllt

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Holt

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Hope

Flintshire

1837

1871

See Table 2, note (b).

Isycoed

Denbighshire

1935

1974

Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Sutton, Dutton Diffeth, Cacca Dutton, Ridley and Dutton y Bran. See also Table 2, note (l).

Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog

Denbighshire

1935

1974

See Table 2, notes (i) and (l).

Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr

Denbighshire

1935

1974

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

Llangadwaladr

Denbighshire

1935

1974

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

Llangedwyn

Denbighshire

1935

1974

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

Llangollen Rural

Denbighshire

1935

1974

See Table 2, notes (i) and (l).

Llangollen Urban

Denbighshire

1935

1974

Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Llangollen. See also Table 2, notes (i) and (l).

Llanrhaiadr yn Mochnant

Denbighshire

1935

1974

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

Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog

Denbighshire

1935

1974

Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Llansantffraid Glynceiriog. See also Table 2, notes (i) and (l).

Llansilin

Denbighshire

1935

1974

See Table 2, notes (k) and (l).

Llantysilio

Denbighshire

1935

1974

See Table 2, notes (i) and (l).

Llay

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Malpas

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Marchwiel

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Marford & Hoseley

Flintshire

1837

1871

See Table 2, note (b).

Minera

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Newton by Malpas

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Oldcastle

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Overton

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Overton

Flintshire

1897

1897

That part until 30.9.1897 formed part of the parish of Erbistock. See also Table 2, note (h).

Pen y Cae

Denbighshire

1895

1974

Created 3.8.1895 out of the parish of Ruabon. Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Penycae. See also Table 2, note (l).

Pickhill

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Sesswick.

Rhosllanerchrugog

Denbighshire

1895

1974

Created 3.8.1895 out of the parish of Ruabon. See also Table 2, note (l).

Ridley

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Isycoed.

Royton

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Sesswick.

Ruabon

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Sesswick

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Shocklach Oviatt

Cheshire

1837

1895

See Table 2, note (e).

Stansty

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of Wrexham Regis and Gwersyllt.

Stockton

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Sutton

Denbighshire

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and added to the parish of Isycoed.

Threapwood

Cheshire

1837

1896

On 30.9.1896 the part in Flintshire was transferred to Cheshire, so that thereafter Threapwood was wholly in Cheshire. See also Table 2, note (f).

Flintshire

1837

1896

Tryddyn

Flintshire

1837

1871

See Table 2, note (b).

Wigland

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).

Worthenbury

Flintshire

1837

1897

See Table 2, note (g).

Wrexham Abbott

Denbighshire

1837

1885

Abolished 25.3.1885 and added to the parish of Wrexham Regis.

Wrexham Regis

Denbighshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (l).

Wychough

Cheshire

1837

1853

See Table 2, note (a).


 

Table 1B: List of Places in Wrexham Registration District (from 1996)

Community

County

From

To

Comments

Abenbury

Clwyd

1996

Acton

Clwyd

1996

Bangor Is y coed

Clwyd

1996

Bronington

Clwyd

1996

Broughton

Clwyd

1996

Brymbo

Clwyd

1996

Caia Park

Clwyd

1996

Cefn

Clwyd

1996

Ceiriog Ucha

Clwyd

1996

Chirk

Clwyd

1996

Coedpoeth

Clwyd

1996

Erbistock

Clwyd

1996

Esclusham

Clwyd

1996

Glyntraian

Clwyd

1996

Gresford

Clwyd

1996

Gwersyllt

Clwyd

1996

Hanmer

Clwyd

1996

Holt

Clwyd

1996

Isycoed

Clwyd

1996

Llangollen Rural

Clwyd

1997

See Table 2, note (n).

Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog

Clwyd

1996

Llay

Clwyd

1996

Maelor South

Clwyd

1996

Marchwiel

Clwyd

1996

Minera

Clwyd

1996

Offa

Clwyd

1996

Overton

Clwyd

1996

Penycae

Clwyd

1996

Rhosddu

Clwyd

1996

Rhosllanerchrugog

Clwyd

1996

Rossett

Clwyd

1996

Ruabon

Clwyd

1996

Sesswick

Clwyd

1996

Willington Worthenbury

Clwyd

1996


 

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wrexham Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

4.4.1853

(a)

Lost the parishes of Agden, Bradley, Chidlow, Chorlton, Cuddington, Malpas, Newton by Malpas, Oldcastle, Overton, Stockton, Wigland and Wychough, to Whitchurch registration district.

2198 in 1851

1.8.1871

(b)

Lost the parishes of Hope, Marford & Hoseley and Tryddyn, to Chester registration district.

5772 in 1871

25.3.1885

(c)

Lost detached parts of the parishes of Allington and Gresford (which became parts of the parish of Marford & Hoseley on 25.3.1885) to Chester registration district.

17 in 1891

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Allington (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Marford & Hoseley) from Chester registration district.

81 in 1891

1.11.1895

(e)

Lost the parishes of Church Shocklach and Shocklach Oviatt to Chester registration district.

316 in 1891

1.11.1896

(f)

Lost the parish of Threapwood to Whitchurch registration district.

306 in 1891

1.9.1897

(g)

Lost the parishes of Bangor and Worthenbury to Ellesmere registration district.

973 in 1891

1.10.1897

(h)

Lost the part in the parish of Overton (which until 30.9.1897 formed part of the parish of Erbistock) to Ellesmere registration district.

0 in 1891

1.10.1935

(i)

Gained the parishes of Glyn Traian, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Llangollen Rural, Llangollen Urban, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog and Llantysillio, from Corwen registration district.

8142 in 1931

(j)

Gained the parishes of Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, Llangadwaladr, Llangedwyn and Llanrhaiadr yn Mochnant, from Llanfyllin registration district.

1415 in 1931

(k)

Gained the parishes of Chirk and Llansilin from Oswestry registration district.

4036 in 1931

1.4.1974 (abolished)

(l)

Lost the parishes of Abenbury, Allington, Bersham, Bieston, Broughton, Brymbo, Burton, Cefn, Chirk, Erbistock, Erthig, Esclusham Above, Esclusham Below, Glyn Traian, Gresford, Gwersyllt, Holt, Isycoed, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, Llangadwaladr, Llangedwyn, Llangollen Rural, Llangollen Urban, Llanrhaiadr yn Mochnant, Llansaintffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Llansilin, Llantysilio, Llay, Marchwiel, Minera, Pen y Cae, Rhosllanerchrugog, Ruabon, Sesswick and Wrexham Regis, to Wrexham Maelor registration district.

112452 in 1971

1.4.1996
(re-created)

(m)

Gained the communities of Abenbury, Acton, Bangor Is y coed, Bronington, Broughton, Brymbo, Caia Park, Cefn, Ceiriog Ucha, Chirk, Coedpoeth, Erbistock, Esclusham, Glyntraian, Gresford, Gwersyllt, Hanmer, Holt, Isycoed, Llangollen Rural, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Llay, Maelor South, Marchwiel, Minera, Offa, Overton, Penycae, Rhosddu, Rhosllanerchrugog, Rossett, Ruabon, Sesswick and Willington Worthenbury, from Wrexham Maelor registration district.

n/a

1.4.1997

(n)

Gained the community of Llangollen Rural from Denbighshire South registration district.

100 in 1996



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