Penllyn Township (Tn/ExP)

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

Notes

A footnote to the 1881 Census parish-level table says 'Penllyn is stated to have not been brought under the operation of the Poor Laws as required by the Act relating to extra-parochial places.' Penllyn is also mentioned in Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles as 'extra parochial place, Pembrokeshire, near Cardigan, pop. 3.'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Township Tn     1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
Extra-Parochial Area ExP     1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
PEMBROKESHIRE Ancient County     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
CARDIGAN RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
NEWPORT Registration sub-District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Penllyn Township (Tn/ExP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12796158

Date accessed: 09th April 2026