List of rural and urban districts in Wales in 1973
This is a list of the municipal boroughs, urban districts, and rural districts in Wales immediately prior to the coming into force of the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. The number of districts gradually reduced from their creation in 1894 through consolidation.
In addition to these 164 local government sub divisions of the 13 County Councils, Wales also had 4 county boroughs, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Merthyr Tydfil. Following the establishment of the Welsh Office in 1966, and subsequent legislative processes, the question of whether Monmouthshire (including Newport) should be considered as being within Wales was no longer in serious dispute, and it was finally conclusively resolved by the Local Government Act 1972.
Anglesey[]
District | Successor |
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Aethwy Rural District | Anglesey |
Amlwch Urban District | Anglesey |
Beaumaris Borough | Anglesey |
Holyhead Urban District | Anglesey |
Llangefni Urban District | Anglesey |
Menai Bridge Urban District | Anglesey |
Twrcelyn Rural District | Anglesey |
Valley Rural District | Anglesey |
Brecon (Brecknockshire)[]
District | Successor |
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Brecknock Rural District | Brecknock |
Brecon Borough | Brecknock |
Brynmawr Urban District | Blaenau Gwent |
Brecknock | |
Builth Wells Urban District | Brecknock |
Blaenau Gwent, Brecknock | |
Brecknock | |
Hay Urban District | Brecknock |
Llanwrtyd Wells Urban District | Brecknock |
Merthyr Tydfil, Brecknock, Cynon Valley | |
Brecknock |
Caernarvonshire[]
District | Successor |
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Bangor Borough | Arfon |
Bethesda Urban District | Arfon |
Betws-y-Coed Urban District | Aberconwy |
Caernarfon Royal Borough | Arfon |
Conwy Borough | Aberconwy |
Criccieth Urban District | Dwyfor |
Gwyrfai Rural District | Arfon, Dwyfor |
Llandudno Urban District | Aberconwy |
Llanfairfechan Urban District | Aberconwy |
Lleyn Rural District | Dwyfor |
Nant Conway Rural District | Aberconwy |
Ogwen Rural District | Arfon |
Penmaenmawr Urban District | Aberconwy |
Porthmadog Urban District | Dwyfor |
Pwllheli Borough | Dwyfor |
Cardiganshire[]
District | Successor |
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Ceredigion | |
Aberaeron Urban District | Ceredigion |
Aberystwyth Borough | Ceredigion |
Aberystwyth Rural District | Ceredigion |
Cardigan Borough | Ceredigion |
Lampeter Borough | Ceredigion |
New Quay Urban District | Ceredigion |
Ceredigion | |
Ceredigion |
Carmarthenshire[]
District | Successor |
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Ammanford Urban District | Dinefwr |
Burry Port Urban District | Llanelli |
Carmarthen | |
Carmarthen Rural District | Carmarthen |
Cwmamman Urban District | Dinefwr |
Kidwelly Borough | Llanelli |
Llandeilo Rural District | Dinefwr |
Llandeilo Urban District | Dinefwr |
Llandovery Borough | Dinefwr |
Llanelli Borough | Llanelli |
Llanelli | |
Carmarthen | |
Newcastle Emlyn Urban District | Carmarthen |
Denbighshire[]
District | Successor |
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Abergele Urban District | Colwyn |
Aled Rural District | Colwyn, Aberconwy |
Ceiriog Rural District | Glyndwr |
Colwyn Bay Borough | Colwyn |
Denbigh Borough | Glyndwr |
Hiraethog Rural District | Aberconwy, Colwyn |
Llangollen Urban District | Glyndwr |
Llanrwst Urban District | Aberconwy |
Ruthin Borough | Glyndwr |
Ruthin Rural District | Glyndwr |
Wrexham Borough | Wrexham Maelor |
Wrexham Rural District | Wrexham Maelor, Glyndwr |
Flintshire[]
District | Successor |
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Buckley Urban District | Alyn and Deeside |
Connah's Quay Urban District | Alyn and Deeside |
Flint Borough | Delyn |
Hawarden Rural District | Wrexham Maelor, Alyn and Deeside |
Holywell Rural District | Delyn |
Holywell Urban District | Delyn |
Maelor Rural District | Wrexham Maelor |
Mold Urban District | Delyn |
Prestatyn Urban District | Rhuddlan |
Rhyl Urban District | Rhuddlan |
Rhuddlan |
Glamorgan (Glamorganshire)[]
District | Successor |
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Aberdare Urban District | Cynon Valley |
Barry Borough | Vale of Glamorgan |
Bridgend Urban District | Ogwr |
Caerphilly Urban District | Rhymney Valley, Taff-Ely |
Cardiff Rural District | Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Rhymney Valley, Taff-Ely |
Cowbridge Borough | Vale of Glamorgan |
Taff-Ely, Vale of Glamorgan | |
Gelligaer Urban District | Rhymney Valley, Merthyr Tydfil |
Glyncorrwg Urban District | Port Talbot |
Swansea | |
Taff-Ely | |
Llwchwr Urban District | Lliw Valley |
Maesteg Urban District | Ogwr |
Mountain Ash Urban District | Cynon Valley |
Neath Borough | Neath |
Neath, Cynon Valley | |
Ogmore and Garw Urban District | Ogwr |
Penarth Urban District | Vale of Glamorgan |
Ogwr | |
Lliw Valley | |
Pontypridd Urban District | Taff-Ely |
Port Talbot Borough | Port Talbot |
Porthcawl Urban District | Ogwr |
Rhondda Borough | Rhondda |
Merioneth (Merionethshire)[]
District | Successor |
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Bala Urban District | Meirionnydd |
Barmouth Urban District | Meirionnydd |
Meirionnydd | |
Meirionnydd | |
Dolgellau Urban District | Meirionnydd |
Edeyrnion Rural District | Glyndwr |
Ffestiniog Urban District | Meirionnydd |
Meirionnydd | |
Tywyn Urban District | Meirionnydd |
Monmouthshire[]
District | Successor |
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Abercarn Urban District | Islwyn |
Abergavenny Borough | Monmouth |
Monmouth | |
Abertillery Urban District | Blaenau Gwent |
Bedwas and Machen Urban District | Rhymney Valley |
Bedwellty Urban District | Islwyn, Rhymney Valley |
Blaenavon Urban District | Torfaen |
Caerleon Urban District | Newport |
Chepstow Rural District | Monmouth |
Chepstow Urban District | Monmouth |
Cwmbran Urban District | Torfaen |
Ebbw Vale Urban District | Blaenau Gwent |
Magor and St Mellons Rural District | Cardiff, Newport, Torfaen |
Monmouth Borough | Monmouth |
Monmouth | |
Mynyddislwyn Urban District | Islwyn |
Nantyglo and Blaina Urban District | Blaenau Gwent |
Torfaen, Monmouth | |
Pontypool Urban District | Torfaen |
Rhymney Urban District | Rhymney Valley |
Risca Urban District | Islwyn |
Tredegar Urban District | Blaenau Gwent |
Usk Urban District | Monmouth |
Newport was a county borough.
Montgomeryshire[]
District | Successor |
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Montgomery | |
Llanfyllin Borough | Montgomery |
Montgomery | |
Llanidloes Borough | Montgomery |
Montgomery | |
Machynlleth Urban District | Montgomery |
Montgomery Borough | Montgomery |
Montgomery | |
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Urban District | Montgomery |
Welshpool Borough | Montgomery |
Pembrokeshire[]
District | Successor |
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Cemaes Rural District | Preseli |
Fishguard and Goodwick Urban District | Preseli |
Haverfordwest Borough | Preseli |
Preseli | |
Milford Haven Urban District | Preseli |
South Pembrokeshire | |
Narberth Urban District | South Pembrokeshire |
Neyland Urban District | Preseli |
Pembroke Borough | South Pembrokeshire |
South Pembrokeshire | |
Tenby Borough | South Pembrokeshire |
Radnorshire[]
District | Successor |
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Colwyn Rural District | Radnor |
Knighton Rural District | Radnor |
Knighton Urban District | Radnor |
Llandrindod Wells Urban District | Radnor |
New Radnor Rural District | Radnor |
Painscastle Rural District | Radnor |
Presteigne Urban District | Radnor |
Rhayader Rural District | Radnor |
See also[]
- List of rural and urban districts in England in 1973
- List of rural and urban districts in Northern Ireland
- List of local government areas in Scotland 1930–75
References[]
- Former districts of Wales
- Rural districts of Wales
- Wales geography-related lists
- Urban districts of Wales