Corwen Registration District

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CORWEN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Merionethshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1935 (to become part of Wrexham, Merioneth East, Hiraethog, and Ruthin registration districts).
Sub-districts : Corwen, Gwyddelwern, Llangollen.
GRO volumes : XXVII (1837-51), 11b (1852-1935).
Registers currently held at : Denbighshire and Wrexham.

Table 1: List of Places in Corwen Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bettws Gwerfil Goch	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Bryneglwys	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Cerrigydruidion	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Corwen	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Glyn Traian	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Gwyddelwern	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Llandrillo	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Llangar	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Llangollen Rural	Denbighshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Llangollen Traian. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Llangollen Traian	Denbighshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Llangollen Urban and, Llangollen Rural.
Llangollen Urban	Denbighshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Llangollen Traian in Llangollen Urban District. See also Table 2, note (f).
Llangwm	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Llantysilio	Denbighshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Corwen Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935 (abolished)	(a)	Lost the parishes of Cerrigydruidion, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, and Llangwm, to Hiraethog registration district.	1968 in 1931
	(b)	Lost the parishes of Bettws Gwerfil Goch, Corwen, Gwyddelwern, Llandrillo, Llangar, and Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy, to Merioneth East registration district.	4724 in 1931
	(c)	Lost the parish of Bryneglwys to Ruthin registration district.	379 in 1931
	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Llangollen Rural (which became part of the parish of Llandegla on 1.4.1935) to Ruthin registration district.	0 in 1931
	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Llantysilio (which became part of the parish of Llandegla on 1.4.1935) to Ruthin registration district.	25 in 1931
	(f)	Lost the parishes of Glyn Traian, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Llangollen Rural, Llangollen Urban, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, and Llantysillio, to Wrexham registration district.	8142 in 1931

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