Bettws Bleddrws Parish (CP/AP) through time

Bettws Bleddrws 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	Authority
BETTWS BLEDDRWS	Preferred	English	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BETTWSBLEDDRWS	Alternate	English	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
BETTWS BLEDDWS	Alternate	English	1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BETTWS BLEDRWS	Alternate	English	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP			1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Ancient Parish	AP			1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	BETWS BLEDRWS EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 12.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
CARDIGANSHIRE	Ancient County	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LAMPETER 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'.
LAMPETER RD	Local Government District	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
LAMPETER	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'.
LAMPETER RSD	Sanitary District	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.
MOEDDYN Hundred	Ancient District	1831 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
24 Mar 1888	was reduced to enlarge	LLANGYBI CP/AP	Houses in 1891: 7.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 16262
01 Apr 1934	was abolished to enlarge	LLANGYBI CP/AP	Area: 1580 acres. Population in 1931: 159.	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. 77523. The Cardiganshire Review Order, 1934

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How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10389136

Date accessed: 08th April 2026