Place:Aberaeron Rural, Cardiganshire, Wales

Aberaeron Rural District existed in Cardiganshire, Wales from 1894 until 1974. The district faced the Irish Sea and was bordered on the northeast by Aberystwyth Rural District, on the east by Tregaron Rural District, on the south by Lampeter Rural District (until 1934 when Aberaeron absorbed it) and on the west by Llandyssil Rural District. (See Ordnance Survey Map of Cardiganshire, 1900)

Parishes

Parish Name	Type of Parish	Duration	Notes
Cellan	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Cilcennin	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Ciliau Aeron	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Cydblwyf	Township, Civil parish	1894-1974
Dihewyd	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Henfynyw	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974	part formed the urban district of Aberaeron
Lampeter Rural (parish)	Civil parish	1934-1974
Llanbadarn Trefeglwys	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974	now the community of Dyffryn Arth
Llanddewi Aber Arth	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llandysiliogogo	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llanfair Clydogau	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llanfihangel Ystrad	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llangybi	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llanina	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llanllwchaearn	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llannarth	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llannerch Aeron	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llansanffraid	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llanwenog	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Llanwnnen	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Silian	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974
Trefilan	Parish (ancient), Civil parish	1894-1974

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.