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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.
This area was the Poor Law Union of Abergavenny. Until 1861 the Registration District of Abergavenny covered a larger area, also including Bedwelty Union, but from 1861 onwards the Union and the Registration District has this same area.
We know of no alternate names.
This unit was associated with the following other units:
Nature of association | Other unit involved | Type of unit | Authority |
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was preceded by | ABERGAVENNY RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
This unit was part of the following units:
Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
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MONMOUTHSHIRE | Poor Law/Registration County | 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) | |
MONMOUTHSHIRE | Administrative County | Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.) |
This unit was affected by the following changes:
Date | Type of change | Other unit involved | Area transferred | Authority |
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01 Jul 1895 | was enlarged by gaining part of | BEDWELLTY RegD/PLU | Aberystruth (part of) | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
01 Jul 1895 | was enlarged by gaining part of | PONT Y POOL RegD/PLU | Treverthin with Pontypool (part of) | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
This unit contained the following units:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Abergavenny PLU/RegD through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10167802
Date accessed: 18th April 2025