List of Districts |
Table 1A: List of Places in Neath Registration District (1837–1970)
Civil Parish |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Aberavon |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Port Talbot. |
|
Baglan Higher |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Baglan Lower |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Port Talbot. |
|
Blaengwrach |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Blaenhonddan |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Briton Ferry |
1837 |
1922 |
Abolished 9.11.1922 and added to the parish of Neath. |
|
Cîlybebyll |
1837 |
1875 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Clyne |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Coedffranc |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Dyffryn Clydach |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Dylais Higher |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Dylais Lower |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Glyncorrwg |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, notes (f) and (g). |
|
Llangwig |
1837 |
1875 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Llangynwyd Higher |
1837 |
1888 |
See Table 2, note (c). |
|
Llansamlet Higher |
1837 |
1876 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Llansamlet Lower |
1837 |
1876 |
See Table 2, note (b). |
|
Llantwit Lower |
1837 |
1922 |
Abolished 9.11.1922 and divided between the parishes of Neath and Clyne. |
|
Margam |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Port Talbot. |
|
Michaelston Higher |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Michaelston Lower |
1837 |
1921 |
Abolished 9.11.1921 and added to the parish of Port Talbot. |
|
Neath |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Neath Higher |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Neath Lower |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Neath Middle |
1837 |
1903 |
Abolished 29.9.1903 and added to the parish of Neath Higher. |
|
Port Talbot |
1921 |
1970 |
Created 9.11.1921 from the parishes of Aberavon, Margam, Michaelston Lower and Baglan Lower. |
|
Resolven |
1837 |
1970 |
See Table 2, note (g). |
|
Rhigos |
1935 |
1970 |
See Table 2, notes (e) and (g). |
|
Tonna |
1924 |
1970 |
Created 1.4.1924 out of the parish of Clyne. See also Table 2, note (g). |
|
Ynys y Mond |
1837 |
1875 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Ystradfellte |
1837 |
1934 |
See Table 2, note (d). |
|
Ystradgynlais Higher |
1837 |
1875 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
|
Ystradgynlais Lower |
1837 |
1875 |
See Table 2, note (a). |
Table 1B: List of Places in Neath Registration District (from 1974)
Community |
County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Aberavon |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Baglan |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Baglan Bay |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Baglan Higher |
1974 |
1983 |
Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h). |
|
Blaengwrach |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Blaenhonddan |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Briton Ferry |
1983 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Bryn |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Clyne |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Coedffranc |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Crynant |
1983 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Cwmavon |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Dyffryn Clydach |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Dylais Higher |
1974 |
1983 |
Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h). |
|
Dylais Lower |
1974 |
1983 |
Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h). |
|
Glyncorrwg |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Glynneath |
1974 |
1996 |
Created 26.9.1974 by renaming the community of Neath Higher. See also Table 2, notes (i) and (j). |
|
Margam |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Margam Moors |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Michaelston Higher |
1974 |
1983 |
Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h). |
|
Neath |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Neath Higher |
1974 |
1974 |
Renamed 26.9.1974 to become the community of Glynneath. See also Table 2, note (h). |
|
Neath Lower |
1974 |
1983 |
Abolished 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (h). |
|
Onllwyn |
1983 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Pelenna |
1983 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Port Talbot |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Resolven |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
|
Sandfields East |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Sandfields West |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Seven Sisters |
1983 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1983. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Tai Bach |
1981 |
1996 |
Created 1.4.1981. See also Table 2, note (j). |
|
Tonna |
1974 |
1996 |
See Table 2, notes (h) and (j). |
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, Llangiwg, 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 Llangynwyd Higher) from Bridgend registration district. |
0 in 1951 |
1.10.1970 (abolished) |
(g) |
Lost the 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. |
132495 in 1961 |
1.4.1974 |
(h) |
Gained the communities of Baglan Higher, Blaengwrach, Blaenhonddan, Clyne, Coedffranc, Dyffryn Clydach, Dylais Higher, Dylais Lower, Glyncorrwg, Michaelston Higher, Neath, Neath Higher, Neath Lower, Port Talbot, Resolven and Tonna, from West Glamorgan registration district. |
127081 in 1971 |
1.4.1982 |
(i) |
Gained part of the community of Glynneath (which until 1.4.1982 formed part of the community of Rhigos) from Pontypridd registration district. |
n/a |
1.4.1996 |
(j) |
Lost the communities of Aberavon, Baglan, Baglan Bay, Blaengwrach, Blaenhonddan, Briton Ferry, Bryn, Clyne, Coedffranc, Crynant, Cwmavon, Dyffryn Clydach, Glyncorrwg, Glynneath, Margam, Margam Moors, Neath, Onllwyn, Pelenna, Port Talbot, Resolven, Sandfields East, Sandfields West, Seven Sisters, Tai Bach and Tonna, to Neath Port Talbot registration district. |
n/a |
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