Administrative unit

Chirk Hundred

Ancient District

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Population

Population

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Industry

Industry

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Social Structure

Social Structure

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Housing

Housing

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Preferred Name:
CHIRK
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Hundred
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10179051
Authorities:
M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 42.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DENBIGHSHIRE Ancient County     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 42.

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
CHIRK AP/CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 42.
LLANARMON DYFFRYN CEIRIOG CP/AP Parish-level Unit   01 Apr 1935 M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 101.
LLANARMON MYNYDD MAWR CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 102.
LLANGADWALADR CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 125.
LLANGEDWYN CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 126.
LLANGOLLEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 128.
LLANRHAEADR YM MOCHNANT ParPart/CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 136.
LLANSANFFRAID GLYNCEIRIOG AP/CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 138.
LLANSILIN AP/CP Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 139.
LLANYMYNECH CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1844 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 388.
SYCHTYN CP/Tn Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 395.
TRAEAN LLANGOLLEN Traean Parish-level Unit   1894 M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 128.
TRAEAN TREFOR Traean Parish-level Unit   1894 M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 128.
TRAEAN Y GLYN Traean Parish-level Unit     M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 128.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chirk Hundred through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10179051

Date accessed: 24th March 2025