Ystradgunlais Registration Sub-District

Abolished: 01 Jul 1875

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Housing

Housing

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

Notes

Although this unit covered approximately the same area as the sub-district of the same name within Pontardawe District, the latter was created only in 1902, and it is clear from the census reports that this sub-district was abolished when its parishes were transferred into Pontardawe District in 1875.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
YSTRADGUNLAIS Preferred English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
YSTRADYNGLAIS Alternate English     Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LLAN GIWG AP/CP Parish-level Unit     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'.
YSTRADGYNLAIS HIGHER CP Parish-level Unit     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'.
YSTRADGYNLAIS LOWER CP Parish-level Unit     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'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NEATH RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   01 Jul 1875 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ystradgunlais Registration Sub-District through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12821967

Date accessed: 08th April 2026