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Cardiff Rural District
Cardiff Rural District was a second tier local government district of Glamorgan, Wales until 1974. It covered the more rural areas to the west and north of the city of Cardiff. Background Cardiff Rural District was preceded by the Llandaff and Dinas Powis District which had been created in December 1894. In 1922 large parts of the parishes of Caerau, Llandaff, Llanishen, St Fagans, Michaelston-super-Ely, Whitchurch and Llanedeyrn (total population 19,000) were transferred to Cardiff County Borough and the rural district's name was changed to Cardiff Rural District. The rural district excluded Penarth Urban District and the town of Barry. Following the ''Cardiff Order 1966'' the majority of Whitchurch and parts of Radyr, Lisvane and Llanedeyrn were transferred to Cardiff. Barry MP, Raymond Gower, bemoaned in Parliament that this would reduce Cardiff Rural District's population and ratable value by over 50%. In a 1961 referendum on the issue, the electorate of Rhiwbina had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamorgan Administrative Map 1947
, HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto = ("He who suffered, conquered") , Image = Flag adopted in 2013 , Map = , Arms = , PopulationFirst = 326,254 , PopulationFirstYear = 1861 , AreaFirst = , AreaFirstYear = 1861 , DensityFirst = 0.7/acre , DensityFirstYear = 1861 , PopulationSecond = 1,120,910Vision of Britain â€Glamorgan population , PopulationSecondYear = 1911 , AreaSecond = , AreaSecondYear = 1911 , DensitySecond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
