Place:Margam Urban District, Glamorgan, Wales

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NameMargam Urban District
TypeUrban district
Located inGlamorgan, Wales     (1894 - 1921)
See alsoMargam, Glamorgan, Walescivil parish on which it was based
Aberavon, Glamorgan, Walesparish into which Margam was absorbed in 1921

Margam is now a suburb of Port Talbot in the Welsh County Borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. From 1894 until 1921 it was an urban district in Glamorgan, Wales, but in that year it was absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Aberavon. Aberavon is now part of Port Talbot.

When Urban Districts were first introduced in England and Wales in 1894 they were usually named after the local municipality (generally a civil parish) and covered the same area. When the historic counties were abolished in 1974 the local municipalities continued to exist, the description "urban district" disappeared.

WeRelate allows a single box for all titles or description types of a municipality. In the case of Urban Districts this does not really work. Once a municipality has been transferred to a Preserved County or a Unitary Authority with a different name, the name of the municipality usually remains the same, but the description "urban district" no longer applies.

There is really very little detail for family historians to be found in urban district records unless land transactions are being dealt with. Most historical records for all parts of a county are now held in a central repository.

NOTE: When recording the location of family history events always use the name of the original settlement (ancient parish, civil parish, etc.) rather than the urban district unless you are recording a land transaction and have used records referring to the urban district.

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