Llanelly Registration District

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LLANELLY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Carmarthenshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become Llanelli registration district).
Sub-districts : Llanelly; Llanelly Rural; Llanelly Urban; Llanmon; Loughor; Pembrey.
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51); 11a (1852–1946); 8A (1946–74).
District number : 307a (1841–46); 586 (1847–69); 590 (1870–80); 594 (1881–1908); 596 (1909–46); 393 (1946–74).

Table 1: List of Places in Llanelly Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Burry Port Urban	Carmarthenshire	1903	1974	Created 1.4.1903 out of the parish of Pembrey. Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Burry Port. See also Table 2, note (d).
Gowerton	Glamorganshire	1837	1934	See Table 2, note (c).
Kidwelly St. Mary	Carmarthenshire	1884	1974	Created 25.3.1884 from the parishes of Kidwelly St. Mary Without and Kidwelly St. Mary Within. Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Kidwelly. See also Table 2, note (a).
Kidwelly St. Mary Within	Carmarthenshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Kidwelly St. Mary.
Kidwelly St. Mary Without	Carmarthenshire	1837	1884	Abolished 25.3.1884 and added to the parish of Kidwelly St. Mary.
Llanedy	Carmarthenshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanelly	Carmarthenshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Llanelly Urban and Llanelly Rural.
Llanelly Rural	Carmarthenshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Llanelly. Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Llanelli Rural. See also Table 2, note (d).
Llanelly Urban	Carmarthenshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Llanelly in Llanelly Urban District. Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the community of Llanelli. See also Table 2, note (d).
Llangennech	Carmarthenshire	1837	1974	See also Table 2, note (d).
Llannon	Carmarthenshire	1837	1974	See also Table 2, note (d).
Loughor Borough	Glamorganshire	1837	1934	See Table 2, note (c).
Pembrey	Carmarthenshire	1837	1974	See also Table 2, note (d).
Pontyberem	Carmarthenshire	1919	1974	Created 1.4.1919 out of the parishes of Llanelly Rural, Llangendeirne, Llannon, Llanddarog and Llanarthney. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Llanelly Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.11.1895	(a)	Lost parts of the parish of Kidwelly St. Mary (which became parts of the parishes of Llangedeirne, Llandefeilog and St. Ishmael on 30.9.1895) to Carmarthen registration district.	157 in 1891
1.7.1919	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of Pontyberem (which until 1.4.1919 formed parts of the parishes of Llangendeirne, Llanddarog and Llanarthney) from Carmarthen registration district.	1064 in 1911
1.1.1935	(c)	Lost the parishes of Gowerton and Loughor Borough to West Glamorgan registration district.	10227 in 1931
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the parishes of Burry Port Urban, Kidwelly St. Mary, Llanedy, Llanelly Rural, Llanelly Urban, Llangennech, Llannon, Pembrey and Pontyberem, to Llanelli registration district.	76938 in 1971

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