Pontardawe Registration District

PONTARDAWE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Glamorganshire
Created : 1.7.1875 (out of Neath and Swansea registration districts).
Abolished : 1.1.1935 (incorporated into West Glamorgan registration district).
Sub-districts : Pontardawe, Ystradgynlais.
GRO volumes : 11a (1875–1934).
Registers now held by : Powys and Neath Port Talbot.

Table 1: List of Places in Pontardawe Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Cîlybebyll	Glamorganshire	1875	1934	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llangwig	Glamorganshire	1875	1934	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Mawr	Glamorganshire	1875	1934	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Rhyndwclydach	Glamorganshire	1875	1934	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Ynys y Mond	Glamorganshire	1875	1934	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Ystradgynlais Higher	Brecknockshire	1875	1934	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Ystradgynlais Lower	Brecknockshire	1875	1934	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Pontardawe Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1875 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Cîlybebyll, Llangwig, Ynys y Mond, Ystradgynlais Higher, and Ystradgynlais Lower, from Neath registration district.	14428 in 1871
1.7.1875 (created)	(b)	Gained the parishes of Mawr and Rhyndwclydach from Swansea registration district.	3060 in 1871
1.10.1934	(c)	Lost the parishes of Ystradgynlais Higher and Ystradgynlais Lower to Ystradgynlais registration district.	11878 in 1931
1.1.1935	(d)	Lost the parishes of Cilybebyll, Llangiwg, Mawr, Rhyndwyclydach, and Ynys y Mond, to West Glamorgan registration district.	36569 in 1931

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