Lleyn Rural District
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| Lleyn | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Rural District |
| 1901 area | 91,449 acres (370.08 km²) |
| 1961 area | 114,232 acres (462.28 km²) |
| HQ | Pwllheli |
| History | |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Dwyfor |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1901 population | 16,816 |
| 1971 population | 15,190 |
Lleyn was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarvonshire from 1894 to 1974. The district was formed from the area of the Pwllheli Rural Sanitary District under the Local Government Act 1894. The rural district was named after the Llŷn Peninsula.
At creation, the district consisted of the following civil parishes:
- Aberdaron
- Abererch†
- Bardsey Island
- Bodferin†
- Bottwnog
- Bryncroes†
- Llandudwen
- Carnguwch
- Ceidio†
- Edeyrn
- Llanaelhaiarn
- Llanarmon†
- Llanbedrog
- Llandegwning†
- Llandudwen†
- Llanengan
- Llanfaelrhys†
- Llanfihangel Bachellaeth†
- Llangian†
- Llangwnnadl†
- Llangybi†
- Llaniestyn†
- Llanor
- Llanystumdwy
- Meyllteyrn†
- Nevin
- Penllech†
- Penllyn†
- Llanystumdwy†
- Penrhos†
- Pistyll
- Tudweiliog
In 1934, under a County Review Order, the parishes marked † were abolished with their areas distributed among other parishes: a new parish of Buan was formed by the merger of Ceidio and Llanfihangel Bachalleath, and the parish of Dolbenmaen was transferred from Glaslyn Rural District.
The rural district was abolished in 1974, with its area being included in the district of Dwyfor, in the new county of Gwynedd.
[edit] Sources
- Census of England and Wales: County Report for Carnarvonshire, 1901, 1911, 1921
- Census of England and Wales: County Report for Caernarvonshire 1931
- Caernarvonshire Administrative County (Vision of Britain)[1]
