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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
MONMOUTHSHIRE
Unit Type:
Poor Law/Registration County
Date created:
1851
Date abolished:
1930
Unit ID:
10152884
Authorities:
M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 159.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
MONMOUTHSHIRE Preferred English     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 159.
MONMOUTH Alternate English     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 159.
MONMOUTHSH Alternate English     Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by MONMOUTHSHIRE Ancient County M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 999.
was succeeded by MONMOUTHSHIRE Administrative County M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 159.
was succeeded by MONMOUTHSHIRE District/Unitary Authority M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 159.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WALES Dep Country 1851 1930 M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 159.
WALES Poor Law/Registration Division     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ABERGAVENNY PLU/RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1850   Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (1)
ABERGAVENNY RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District   01 Jul 1861 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BEDWELLTY RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1850   Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (35)
CHEPSTOW RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1850   Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (86)
MONMOUTH RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1850   Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (239)
NEWPORT RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1850   Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (249)
PONT Y POOL RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1850   Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (296)
ABERGAVENNY RSD Sanitary District   1894 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
ABERGAVENNY USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
ABERSYCHAN USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
ABERTILLERY USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
BEDWELLTY USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
BLAENAVON USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
CAERLEON USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
CHEPSTOW RSD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
CHEPSTOW USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
CHRISTCHURCH USD Sanitary District   1890 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
COLEFORD USD Sanitary District   1894 1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
EBBW VALE USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
LLANFRECHFA UPPER USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
MONMOUTH RSD Sanitary District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 610.
MONMOUTH USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
NEWPORT RSD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
NEWPORT USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
PANTEG USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
PONTYPOOL RSD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
PONTYPOOL USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
RHYMNEY USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
RISCA USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
TREDEGAR USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
USK USD Sanitary District     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Monmouthshire RegC through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law/Registration County, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10152884

Date accessed: 29th March 2024