Ruthin Rural District
Encyclopedia
Ruthin was a rural district
in the administrative county
of Denbighshire
from 1894 to 1974.
The rural district was formed from the area of Ruthin
Rural Sanitary District
.
The district originally contained nineteen civil parish
es:
A County Review Order
in 1935 added the parish of Bryneglwys from the abolished Llangollen Rural District
. At the same time a new parish of Llandyrnog
was formed by the merger of Llandyrnog Rural and Llangwyfan, and Llangynhafal parish absorbed Llanhychan.
Ruthin Rural District was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972
, becoming part of the district
of Glyndŵr
, in the new county of Clwyd
.
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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
Administrative county
An administrative county was an administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of local government. They are now abolished, although in Northern Ireland their former areas are used as the basis for lieutenancy....
of Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
from 1894 to 1974.
The rural district was formed from the area of Ruthin
Ruthin
Ruthin is a community and the county town of Denbighshire in north Wales. Located around a hill in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd - the older part of the town, the castle and Saint Peter's Square are located on top of the hill, while many newer parts of the town are on the floodplain of...
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...
.
The district originally contained nineteen 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:
- Aberwheeler Rural
- Clocaenog
- DerwenDerwenDerwen is a rural village in the south of Denbighshire, Wales. It lies approximately half way between Corwen and Ruthin, in the upper part of Dyffryn Clwyd ond the north side of the River Clwyd, opposite the village of Brynsaithmarchog....
- Efenechtid
- Llanarmon yn Ial
- Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
- LlandeglaLlandeglaLlandegla or Llandegla-yn-Iâl is a village and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. In the 2001 census, the community had a population of 494.- Name :...
- Llandyrnog Rural
- Llaneldian
- Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Rural
- LlanferresLlanferresLlanferres is a village and parish in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. At the 2001 Census the population of the village was recorded as 676.- Geography :...
- Llanfwrog Rural
- Llangwyfan
- Llangynhafal
- Llanrhaedr yng Nghinmeirch Rural
- Llanrhydd Rural
- Llanynys Rural
- NantglynNantglynNantglyn is a small village in Denbighshire, Wales. It is situated in a picturesque rural location about away from the nearest town, Denbigh. There are several other small villages in the area.- Amenities :...
- Y Gyffilliog
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....
in 1935 added the parish of Bryneglwys from the abolished Llangollen Rural District
Llangollen Rural District
Llangollen was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire, Wales, from 1894 to 1935.The rural district comprised part of the existing Corwen Rural Sanitary District, and consisted of three civil parishes:*Bryneglas*Llangollen Rural...
. At the same time a new parish of Llandyrnog
Llandyrnog
Llandyrnog is a large village in Denbighshire, Wales lying in the valley of the River Clwyd, about from Denbigh and from Ruthin.- Amenities :...
was formed by the merger of Llandyrnog Rural and Llangwyfan, and Llangynhafal parish absorbed Llanhychan.
Ruthin Rural District was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, becoming part of the district
Districts of Wales
In 1974, Wales was re-divided for local government purposes into thirty-seven districts. Districts were the second tier of local government introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, being subdivisions of the eight counties introduced at the same time...
of Glyndŵr
Glyndwr
Glyndŵr was one of six districts of Clwyd between 1974 and 1996.It was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from parts of the administrative counties of Denbighshire and Merionethshire....
, in the new county of Clwyd
Clwyd
Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east, bordering England with Cheshire to its east, Shropshire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Gwynedd to its immediate west and Powys to the south. It additionally shares a maritime border with the metropolitan county of...
.