Newport Registration District

NEWPORT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Monmouthshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Caerleon, Llantarnam, Mynyddslwyn, Newport, Newport East, Newport Hospitals, Newport Town, Newport West, Rogerstone, St. Woollos.
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51), 11a (1852–1946), 8C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Newport, Torfaen and Merthyr Tydfil.

Table 1: List of Places in Newport Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abercarn	Monmouthshire	1894	1936	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Mynyddislwyn in Abercarn Urban District. See also Table 2, note (c).
Bedwas	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Bettws	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Bishton	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Caerleon	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Christchurch	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Coedkernew	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Duffryn	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Goldcliff	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Graig	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Henllys	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Kemeys Inferior	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Llandevenny	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Llangattock juxta Caerleon	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Caerleon and Llanhennock Fawr.
Llangstone	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Llanhennock	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Llanhennock Fawr, Kemeys Inferior, and Caerleon.
Llanhennock Fawr	Monmouthshire	1935	1936	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Llanhennock, Llangattock juxta Caerleon, and Tredunnock. See also Table 2, note (c).
Llanmartin	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Llanvaches	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Llanvedw	Glamorganshire	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (b).
Llanvihangel Llantarnam	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Llanwern	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Machen Lower	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Machen Upper	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Magor	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Malpas	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Newport and Bettws.
Marshfield	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Michaelston y Vedw	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Mynyddislwyn	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Nash	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Newport	Monmouthshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Penhow	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Peterstone Wentloog	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Redwick	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Rhd y Gwern	Glamorganshire	1837	1895	See Table 2, note (b).
Risca	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Rogerstone	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Rumney	Monmouthshire	1895	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
St. Brides Wentloog	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
St. Mellons	Monmouthshire	1895	1936	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
St. Woollos	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Newport.
Tredunnock	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Llanhennock Fawr.
Whitson	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).
Wilcrick	Monmouthshire	1837	1936	See Table 2, note (c).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Newport Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1895	(a)	Gained the parishes of Rumney and St. Mellons from Cardiff registration district.	1190 in 1891
1.7.1895	(b)	Lost the parishes of Llanvedw and Rhd y Gwern to Cardiff registration district.	550 in 1891
1.7.1936	(c)	Lost the parishes of Abercarn, Bedwas, Bettws, Bishton, Caerleon, Christchurch, Coedkernew, Duffryn, Goldcliff, Graig, Henllys, Kemeys Inferior, Llandevenny, Llangstone, Llanhennock Fawr, Llanmartin, Llanvaches, Llanvihangel Llantarnam, Llanwern, Machen Lower, Machen Upper, Magor, Marshfield, Michaelston y Vedw, Mynyddislwyn, Nash, Penhow, Peterstone Wentlloog, Redwick, Risca, Rogerstone, Rumney, St. Brides Wentlloog, St. Mellons, Whitson, and Wilcrick, to Caerleon registration district.	88458 in 1931
1.4.1955	(d)	Gained parts of the parish of Newport (which until 1.4.1955 formed parts of the parishes of Caerleon and Llanwern) from Caerleon registration district.
1.4.1966	(e)	Gained parts of the parish of Newport (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Bettws, Caerleon, Duffryn, Henllys, Llanwern, Nash, Rogerstone, and St. Brides Wentloog) from Caerleon registration district.

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