Geirionydd Rural District

Geirionydd Rural District

infobox historic subdivision
Name= Geirionydd


HQ= Llanrwst
Status= Rural District
Start= 1894
End= 1934
Replace= Nant Conway Rural District
Civic=
PopulationFirst= 4,864
PopulationFirstYear= 1901
PopulationLast= 4,114
PopulationLastYear= 1931
AreaFirst= convert|55233|acre|km2
AreaFirstYear= 1901
AreaLast= convert|55237|acre|km2
AreaLastYear= 1931

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

The rural district was formed from the part of Llanrwst Rural Sanitary District in Caernarvonshire. It was named after Llyn Geirionydd.

The district contained the following civil parishes:
*The Abbey
*Capel Curig: Created 1904 from parts of Gwydir and Llanrhychwyn parishes
*Dolwyddelan
*Eidda
*Gwydir: Lost areas in 1901 to Bettws Y Coed Urban District, and in 1904 to create Capel Curig parish. Absorbed by Llanrhychwyn in 1905.
*Llanrhychwyn: Lost area in 1904 to create Capel Curig parish. Absorbed Gwydir parish in 1905
*Maenan
*Penmachno
*Trefriw

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

ources

*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) [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10061430]


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