Y Bala Parish (Tn/CP) through time

Y Bala Parish (Tn/CP)

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

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
Y BALA	Preferred	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 8.
BALA	Alternate	English			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Township	Tn			1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Civil Parish	CP			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969) Permission granted to project.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
MERIONETHSHIRE	Ancient County	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 8.
BALA RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BALA	Registration sub-District	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
PENLLYN Hundred/Cmt	Ancient District	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
Y BALA UD	Local Government District	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 8.
LLANYCIL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was created from part of	LLANYCIL AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 374.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day) and County Council Naming Order
01 Jul 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	LLANFOR AP/CP		1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 32797
01 Jul 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	LLANYCIL AP/CP		1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 32797
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	LLANYCIL AP/CP	Area: 411 acres. Population in 1931: 65.	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. 78189. The Merioneth Review Order, 1934

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10098579

Date accessed: 08th April 2026