Geirionydd Rural District

Geirionydd was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarvonshire, North Wales from 1894 to 1934.

Geirionydd
Area
 • 190155,233 acres (223.52 km2)
 • 193155,237 acres (223.54 km2)
Population
 • 19014,864
 • 19314,114
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1934
 • Succeeded byNant Conway Rural District
StatusRural District
 • HQLlanrwst

The rural district was formed from the part of Llanrwst Rural Sanitary District in Caernarvonshire. It was initially called the "Bettws-y-Coed Rural District" (using the old spelling for the name of Betws-y-Coed). After that parish was removed from the district in 1898 to become its own urban district,[1] the residual rural district was renamed after Llyn Geirionydd.

The district contained the following civil parishes:

The rural district was abolished by a County Review Order in 1934, becoming part of Nant Conway Rural District.

References

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  1. ^ Annual Report of the Local Government Board. 1899. p. 316. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

Sources

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  • Census of England and Wales: County Report for Carnarvonshire, 1901, 1911, 1921
  • Census of England and Wales: County Report for Caernarvonshire 1931
  • Caernarvonshire Administrative County (Vision of Britain)[1]