Hiraethog Rural District

infobox historic subdivision
Name= Hiraethog


HQ= Llanrwst
Status= Rural District
Start= 1935
End= 1974
Replace= Colwyn
Civic=
PopulationFirst= 6,061
PopulationFirstYear= 1931
PopulationLast= 4,180
PopulationLastYear= 1971
AreaFirst= convert|93142|acre|km2
AreaFirstYear= 1935
AreaLast= convert|93142|acre|km2
AreaLastYear= 1961

Hiraethog was a rural district of the administrative county of Denbighshire, Wales, from 1935 to 1974. The district took its name from the historic district of Mynydd Hiraethog. [ [http://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/histland/hiraeth/mhadmini.htm "Historic Landscape Characterisation - Mynydd Hiraethog", (Clwyd-Powys Archaelogical Trust), accessed January 22, 2008] ]

The district was created by a county review order on April 1, 1935 from the amalgamation of Uwchaled Rural District with most of Llanrwst Rural District and part of Ruthin Rural District. The headquarters of the rural district council were in Llanrwst, which was a separate urban district.

The district contained the following civil parishes: [ [http://www.nlw.org.uk/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=29&coll_id=2388&expand= "Denbighshire Record Office - Hiraethog Rural District Council records" Archives Networks Wales, accessed January 22, 2008] ]
*Cerrigydrudion
*Eglwysbach
*Gwytherin
*Llandogget
*Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr
*Llangernyw
*Llangwm
*Llanrwst Rural
*Pentrefoelas
*Tir Ifan

The rural district was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, when it became part of the district of Colwyn in the county of Clwyd.

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*cite vob|name=Hiraethog Rural District | url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10099808 | accessdate=2008-01-22

*cite vob|name=Hiraethog Rural District | url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10107891 |

*cite vob|name=Hiraethog Rural District | population=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_chart_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10099808&c_id=10001043&add=N | accessdate=2008-01-22