Newtown Registration District

NEWTOWN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Montgomeryshire (1837–1974); Powys (from 1974).
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Newtown & Llanidloes").
Abolished : 1.4.2009 (added to Powys registration district).
Sub-districts : Kerry; Llanidloes; Llanwnog; Lower Llanidloes; Newtown; Tregynon; Upper Llanidloes
GRO volumes : XXVII (1837–51); 11b (1852–1946); 8C (1946–74); 26 (1974–92).
District number : 316a (1841–46); 607 (1847–69); 611 (1870–80); 614 (1881–1908); 616 (1909–46); 421 (1946–74); 875 (1974–2009).

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aberhafesp	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Bettws	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Carno	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Kerry	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Llandinam	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Llangurig	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Llanidloes	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Llanidloes Without	Montgomeryshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Llanidloes.
Llanllugan	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Llanllwchaiarn	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the community of Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn.
Llanwnog	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Llanwyddelan	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Manafon	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Mochdre	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Newtown	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the community of Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn.
Penstrowed	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Trefeglwys	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974
Tregynon	Montgomeryshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).

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

All areas in Newtown registration district became part of the county of Powys on 1.4.1974.

Community	County	From	To	Comments
Aberhafesp	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Bettws	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Caersws	Powys	1987	2009	Created 1.4.1987. See also Table 2, note (b).
Carno	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Dwyriw	Powys	1987	2009	Created 1.4.1987. See also Table 2, note (b).
Kerry	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Llandinam	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Llangurig	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Llanidloes	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Llanidloes Without	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Llanllugan	Powys	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987.
Llanwnog	Powys	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987.
Llanwyddelan	Powys	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987.
Manafon	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Mochdre	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn	Powys	1974	2009	Created 1.4.1974 from the separate parishes of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn. See also Table2, note (b).
Penstrowed	Powys	1974	1987	Abolished 1.4.1987.
Trefeglwys	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).
Tregynon	Powys	1974	2009	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Newtown Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Tregynon (which was added to the parish of Berriew on 25.3.1883) to Forden registration district.	13 in 1891
1.4.2009 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the communities of Aberhafesp, Bettws, Caersws, Carno, Dwyriw, Kerry, Llandinam, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Llanidloes Without, Manafon, Mochdre, Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn, Trefeglwys and Tregynon, to Powys registration district.	24667 in 2001

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