Swansea Registration District

SWANSEA REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Glamorganshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Gower, Llandilotalybont, Llangafelach, Llansamlet, Swansea, Swansea Central, Swansea East, Swansea South West
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51), 11a (1852–1946), 8B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Swansea.

Table 1: List of Places in Swansea Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Notes
Bishopston	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Cheriton	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Clase	Glamorganshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Clase Urban and Clase Rural.
Clase Rural	Glamorganshire	1894	1918	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Clase. Abolished 9.11.1918 and incorporated into the parishes of Swansea and Llangyfelach.
Clase Urban	Glamorganshire	1894	1900	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Clase in Swansea County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
Cockett	Glamorganshire	1894	1918	Created 1894 from the rural parts of the parish of Swansea Higher & Lower. Abolished 9.11.1918 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
Ilston	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Knelston	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Llandeilo Talybont	Glamorganshire	1837	1934	See Table 2, note (e).
Llanddewi	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Llangennith	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Llangyfelach	Glamorganshire	1918	1934	Created 9.11.1918 from the parishes of Penderry and Clase Rural. See also Table 2, note (e).
Llanmadoc	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Llanrhidian Higher	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Llanrhidian Lower	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Llansamlet	Glamorganshire	1905	1918	Created 1.4.1905 from the parishes of Llansamlet Higher and Llansamlet Lower. Abolished 9.11.1918 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
Llansamlet Higher	Glamorganshire	1876	1905	Abolished 1.4.1905 and incorporated into the parish of Llansamlet. See also Table 2, note (c).
Llansamlet Higher Urban	Glamorganshire	1894	1900	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Llansamlet Higher in Swansea County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
Llansamlet Lower	Glamorganshire	1876	1905	Abolished 1.4.1905 and incorporated into the parish of Llansamlet. See also Table 2, note (c).
Llansamlet Lower Urban	Glamorganshire	1894	1900	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Llansamlet Lower in Swansea County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
Mawr	Glamorganshire	1837	1875	See Table 2, note (b).
Nicholaston	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Oxwich	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Oystermouth	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Oystermouth	Glamorganshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Penderry	Glamorganshire	1837	1918	Abolished 9.11.1918 and incorporated into the parishes of Swansea and Llangyfelach.
Penderry Urban	Glamorganshire	1894	1900	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Penderry in Swansea County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
Penmaen	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Pennard	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Penrice	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Port Eynon	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Reynoldston	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Rhossili	Glamorganshire	1837	1858	See Table 2, note (a).
Rhyndwclydach	Glamorganshire	1837	1875	See Table 2, note (b).
St. John	Glamorganshire	1837	1900	Abolished 26.3.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
St. Thomas	Glamorganshire	1837	1900	Abolished 26.3.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
Swansea	Glamorganshire	1900	1974	Created 26.3.1900 from the parishes of Swansea Town & Franchise, Clase Urban, St. John, St. Thomas, Llansamlet Lower Urban, Swansea Higher, Penderry Urban, and Llansamlet Higher Urban.
Swansea Higher	Glamorganshire	1894	1900	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Swansea Higher & Lower in Swansea County Borough. Abolished 26.3.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.
Swansea Higher & Lower	Glamorganshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Swansea Higher and Cockett.
Swansea Town & Franchise	Glamorganshire	1837	1900	Abolished 26.3.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Swansea.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Swansea Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
19.7.1858	(a)	Lost the parishes of Bishopston, Cheriton, Ilston, Knelston, Llanddewi, Llangennith, Llanmadoc, Llanrhidian Higher, Llanrhidian Lower, Nicholaston, Oxwich, Oystermouth, Penmaen, Pennard, Penrice, Port Eynon, Reynoldston, and Rhossili, to create Gower registration district.	59608 in 1851
1.7.1875	(b)	Lost the parishes of Mawr and Rhyndwclydach to help create Pontardawe registration district.	3060 in 1871
1.7.1876	(c)	Gained the parishes of Llansamlet Higher and Llansamlet Lower from Neath registration district.	6128 in 1871
1.1.1935	(d)	Gained the parish of Oystermouth from Gower registration district.	9646 in 1931
1.1.1935	(e)	Lost the parishes of Llandeilo Talybont and Llangyfelach to West Glamorgan registration district.	16399 in 1931

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