Merioneth South Registration District

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MERIONETH SOUTH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Merionethshire.
Created : 1.10.1935 (out of Dolgelly, Machynlleth and Ffestiniog registration districts).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (renamed to become De Meirionydd registration district).
Sub-districts : Barmouth, Dolgellau, Taflyllyn, Towyn.
GRO volumes : 11b (1935–46); 8C (1946–74).
District number : 627 (1935–46); 412 (1946–74).

Table 1: List of Places in Merioneth South Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Notes
Barmouth	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Brithdir & Islaw'rdref	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Dolgelly	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanaber	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanddwywe îs y Graig	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanddwywe uwch y Graig	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanegryn	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanelltyd	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanenddwyn	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (d).
Llanfachreth	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanfihangel y Pennant	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llangelynin	Merionethshire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the community of Llangelynnin. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanymawddwy	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Mallwyd	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Pennal	Merionethshire	1935	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (d).
Talyllyn	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Towyn	Merionethshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Merioneth South Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Barmouth, Brithdir and Islaw'rdref, Dolgelley, Llanaber, Llanddwywe îs y Graig, Llanddwywe uwch y Graig, Llanegryn, Llanelltyd, Llanenddwyn, Llanfachreth, Llanfihangel y Pennant, Llangelynin, Llanymawddwy, Mallwyd and Talyllyn, from Dolgelly registration district.	12717 in 1931
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Llanenddwyn (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Llanbedr and Llanfair) from Ffestiniog registration district.	9 in 1931
	(c)	Gained the parishes of Pennal towyn from Machynlleth registration district.	4183 in 1931
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the parishes of Barmouth, Brithdir & Islaw'rdref, Dolgelly, Llanaber, Llanddwywe îs y Graig, Llanddwywe uwch y Graig, Llanegryn, Llanelltyd, Llanenddwyn, Llanfachreth, Llanfihangel y Pennant, Llangelynin, Llanymawddwy, Mallwyd, Talyllyn and Towyn, to De Meirionydd registration district.	14753 in 1971

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