Dwyran Rural District
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Dwyran was a rural district
in the administrative county of Anglesey
, Wales
from 1894 to 1933.
The rural district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894
from the part of Carnarvon
Rural Sanitary District
in Anglesey. It took its name from the village of Dwyran
, which lay at its centre.
The district consisted of five civil parish
es:
The rural district was abolished in 1933, when a county review order
amalgamated it into an enlarged Aethwy Rural District
.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the administrative county of Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
from 1894 to 1933.
The rural district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
from the part of Carnarvon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
Rural Sanitary District
Sanitary district
Sanitary districts were established in England and Wales in 1875 and in Ireland in 1878. The districts were of two types, based on existing structures:*Urban sanitary districts in towns with existing local government bodies...
in Anglesey. It took its name from the village of Dwyran
Dwyran
Dwyran is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales....
, which lay at its centre.
The district consisted of five civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
es:
- Llanfair Cwmmwd
- LlangaffoLlangaffoLlangaffo is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies along the B4419 and B4421 roads, north of Dwyran, south of Gaerwen and northwest of Llanidan. It is named after Caffo, a 6th-century saint. A church, St Caffo's Church, is named after him. A war memorial, a village hall and a primary...
- Llangeinwen
- LlanidanLlanidanLlanidan is a parish in south-west Anglesey, Wales which includes the village of Brynsiencyn. The parish is located along the Menai Strait, approximately 4 miles north-east of Caernarfon . The parish church is located near the A4080 highway, a little to the east of Brynsiencyn...
- Newborough
The rural district was abolished in 1933, when a county review order
Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
amalgamated it into an enlarged Aethwy Rural District
Aethwy Rural District
Aethwy was a rural district in the administrative county of Anglesey, Wales, from 1894 to 1974.It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the Bangor rural sanitary district which was on Anglesey....
.