Lleyn Rural District

infobox historic subdivision
Name= Lleyn


HQ= Pwllheli
Status= Rural District
Start= 1894
End= 1974
Replace= Dwyfor
Civic=
PopulationFirst= 16,816
PopulationFirstYear= 1901
PopulationLast= 15,190
PopulationLastYear= 1971
AreaFirst= convert|91449|acre|km2
AreaFirstYear= 1901
AreaLast= convert|114232|acre|km2
AreaLastYear= 1961

Lleyn was a rural district in the administrative county of Caernarvonshire from 1894 to 1974. The district was formed from the area of the Pwllheli Rural Sanitary District under the Local Government Act 1894. The rural district was named after the Llŷn Peninsula.

At creation, the district consisted of the following civil parishes:

*Aberdaron
*Abererch†
*Bardsey Island
*Bodferin†
*Bottwnog
*Bryncroes†
*Llandudwen
*Carnguwch
*Ceidio†
*Edeyrn
*Llanaelhaiarn
*Llanarmon†
*Llanbedrog
*Llandegwning†
*Llandudwen†
*Llanengan
*Llanfaelrhys†
*Llanfihangel Bachellaeth†
*Llangian†
*Llangwnnadl†
*Llangybi†
*Llaniestyn†
*Llanor
*Llanystumdwy
*Meyllteyrn†
*Nevin
*Penllech†
*Penllyn†
*Llanystumdwy†
*Penrhos†
*Pistyll
*TudweiliogIn 1934, under a County Review Order, the parishes marked † were abolished with their areas distributed among other parishes: a new parish of Buan was formed by the merger of Ceidio and Llanfihangel Bachalleath, and the parish of Dolbenmaen was transferred from Glaslyn Rural District.

The rural district was abolished in 1974, with its area being included in the district of Dwyfor, in the new county of Gwynedd.

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]