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Aberystwyth District existed in Cardiganshire, Wales from 1894 until 1974. It was a large coastal district facing the Irish Sea. It was bordered on the north by Merionethshire, on the northeast and east by Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire (now joined together under the name Powys), and on the south by Tregaron Rural District and Aberaeron Rural District. (See Ordnance Survey Map of Cardiganshire, 1900)
Parishes
| Parish Name | Type of Parish | Duration | Notes
| | Borth | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 | also known as Y Borth
| | Broncastellan | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1934 |
| | Ceulan a Maes Mawr | Township, Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Clarach | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1934 |
| | Cwmrheidol | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Cyfoethybrenin | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1934 |
| | Cynnull Mawr | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1934 |
| | Elerch | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Henllys | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Isandre | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanafan | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanbadarn Fawr | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanbadarn y Creuddyn | Township, Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 | also Lower Llanbadarn y Creuddin and Upper Llanbadarn y Creuddin
| | Llanddeiniol | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanychaearn | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanfihangel Geneu'r Glyn | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanfihangel y Creuddyn Isaf | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanfihangel y Creuddyn Uchaf | Chapelry, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llangorwen | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llangwyryfon | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llangynfelyn | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanilar | Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanrhystud Anhuniog | Township, Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Llanrhystud Mefenydd | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Lower Faenor | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 | also known as Faenor Isaf or Lower Vainor
| | Melindwr | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Parsel Canol | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Rhostïe | Township, Parish (ancient), Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Tirymynech | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Trefeurig | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Uchayndre | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Upper Faenor | Township, Civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | Ysgubor y Coed | Township, Civil parish | 1934-1974 |
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Research Tips
- A 1900 Ordnance Survey map of the historic county of Cardiganshire is available on the A Vision of Britain through Time website. This shows all the old parishes within their urban and rural districts. Large farms and estates are also marked.
- Some words in Welsh come up time and time again and you may want to know what they mean or how to pronounce them. For example,
"Eglwys" is a church and the prefix "Llan" is a parish.
"w" and "y" are used as vowels in Welsh.
"Ll" is pronounced either "cl" or "hl" or somewhere in between. "dd" sounds like "th".
The single letter "Y" is "the" and "Yn" means "in".
"uwch" means "above"; "isod" is "below" or "under";
"gwch" is "great", "ychydig" is "little";
"cwm" is a "valley".
- In both Welsh and English all these words are commonly used in place names in the UK. Place names are often hyphenated, or two words are combined into one. Entering your problem phrase into Google Search, including the term "meaning in Welsh", will lead you to Google's quick translation guide. I'm no authority; these are just things I have picked up while building up this gazetteer for WeRelate.
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