Caerleon Registration District

CAERLEON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Monmouthshire.
Created : 1.7.1936 (out of Newport registration district).
Sub-districts : Caerleon, Chepstow, Mynyddslwyn, Mynyddslwyn & Rogerstone, Rogerstone.
GRO volumes : 11a (1936–46), 8C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Newport, Torfaen and Merthyr Tydfil.

Table 1: List of Places in Caerleon Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abercarn	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
Bedwas	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bettws	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Bishton	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Caerleon	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (g) and (h).
Caerwent	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Caldicot	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Chepstow	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Christchurch	Monmouthshire	1936	1955	Abolished 1.4.1955 and incorporated into the parish of Caerleon. See also Table 2, note (a).
Coedkernew	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Devauden	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Duffryn	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Goldcliff	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Graig	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Henllys	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Kemeys Inferior	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Kilgwrrwg	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llandevenny	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Llangstone	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Llangwm	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llanhennock Fawr	Monmouthshire	1936	1939	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanmartin	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Llanvaches	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Llanvihangel near Rogiet	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llanvihangel Llantarnam	Monmouthshire	1936	1939	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Llanwern	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (g) and (h).
Machen Lower	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Machen Upper	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Magor	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Marshfield	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Mathern	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Michaelston y Vedw	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Mynyddislwyn	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Nash	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Penhow	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Peterstone Wentloog	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Portskewett	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Redwick	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Risca	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Rogerstone	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Rogiet	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Rumney	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Shirenewton	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
St. Arvans	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
St. Brides Wentloog	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
St. Mellons	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (f) and (i).
Tintern	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Undy	Monmouthshire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Whitson	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Wilcrick	Monmouthshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Caerleon Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1936 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Abercarn, Bedwas, Bettws, Bishton, Caerleon, Christchurch, Coedkernew, Duffryn, Goldcliff, Graig, Henllys, Kemeys Inferior, Llandevenny, Llangstone, Llanmartin, Llanvaches, Llanvihangel Llantarnam, Llanwern, Machen Lower, Machen Upper, Magor, Marshfield, Michaelston y Vedw, Mynyddislwyn, Nash, Penhow, Peterstone Wentlloog, Redwick, Risca, Rogerstone, Rumney, St. Brides Wentlloog, St. Mellons, Whitson, and Wilcrick, from Newport registration district.	88458 in 1931
1.4.1938	(b)	Lost the parish of Rumney (which became part of the parish of Cardiff on 1.4.1938) to Cardiff registration district.	3348 in 1931
1.4.1939	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Mynyddislwyn (which became part of the parish of Bedwellty on 1.4.1935) to Bedwellty registration district.	896 in 1931
	(d)	Lost the parishes of Llanvihangel Llantarnam and Llanhennock Fawr to Pontypool registration district.	7729 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Abercarn (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parishes of Abersychan and Llanhilleth) from Pontypool registration district.	175 in 1931
1.4.1951	(f)	Lost part of the parish of St. Mellons (which became part of the parish of Cardiff on 1.4.1951) to Cardiff registration district.
1.4.1955	(g)	Lost parts of the parishes of Caerleon and Llanwern (which became parts of the parish of Newport on 1.4.1955) to Newport registration district.
1.4.1966	(h)	Lost parts of the parishes of Bettws, Caerleon, Duffryn, Henllys, Llanwern, Nash, Rogerstone, and St. Brides Wentloog (which became parts of the parish of Newport on 1.4.1966) to Newport registration district.
1.4.1967	(i)	Lost parts of the parishes of Peterstone Wentloog and St. Mellons (which became parts of the parish of Cardiff on 1.4.1967) to Cardiff registration district.
1.4.1968	(j)	Gained the parishes of Caerwent, Caldicot, Chepstow, Devauden, Kilgwrrwg, Llangwm, Llanvihangel near Rogiet, Mathern, Portskewett, Rogiet, Shirenewton, St. Arvans, Tintern, and Undy, from Chepstow registration district

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