Ceiriog Rural District Explained

Ceiriog
Start:1935
End:1974
Populationfirst:7,632
Populationfirstyear:1951
Populationlast:6,818
Populationlastyear:1971
Areafirst:63269acres
Areafirstyear:1951
Arealast:63269acres
Arealastyear:1961

Ceiriog was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1935 to 1974.

The rural district was formed by a County Review Order in 1935 from the merger of Chirk and Llansillin Rural districts. The district was named after the Ceiriog Valley.

The district contained nine civil parishes:

The rural district was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, with its area becoming part of the district of Glyndŵr, one of six districts of Clwyd.

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