Cardigan Parish (CP)

Created: 01 Oct 1933  

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ABERTEIFI Preferred Welsh     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.
CARDIGAN Preferred English     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CARDIGANSHIRE Ancient County 01 Oct 1933   M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.
CARDIGAN MB Local Government District 01 Oct 1933   M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 33.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Oct 1933 was created through the abolition of CARDIGAN AP/CP Area: 2485 acres. Population in 1931: 2456.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.
01 Oct 1933 was created through the abolition of ST DOGMELLS MUNICIPAL CP Area: 2443 acres. Population in 1931: 854.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77522. The Borough of Cardigan (Amalgamation of Parishes) Order, 1933

Boundary Map of Cardigan Parish (CP)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cardigan Parish (CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10011929

Date accessed: 08th April 2026