Defynnog Parish (CP/AP) through time

Defynnog Parish (CP/AP)

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

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

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
DEVYNNOCK	Preferred	Welsh			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 56.
DEFYNNOG	Preferred	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 56.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP		early	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969) Permission granted to project.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
CRAI CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 49.
GLYN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 77.
GLYNTAWE CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 78.
MAES CAR CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 151.
SENNI Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 197.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
BRECKNOCKSHIRE	Ancient County	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 56.
BRECKNOCK RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DEFYNNOG Hundred	Ancient District	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 56.

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10017580

Date accessed: 08th April 2026