Twrcelyn Rural District

Twrcelyn was a rural district in the administrative county of Anglesey, Wales, from 1894 to 1974. The district took its name from Twrcelyn, one of the ancient cwmwds or medieval subdivisions of the island.

Twrcelyn
Area
  190153,869 acres (218.00 km2)
  196153,865 acres (217.98 km2)
Population
  19019,512
  19719,752
History
  Created1894
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded byYnys Môn - Isle of Anglesey
StatusRural District
  HQLlanerchymedd

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Anglesey Rural Sanitary District. The district consisted of the following civil parishes:

The rural district was abolished in 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 amalgamated Twrcelyn with the other local authorities on the island to become the district of Ynys Môn - Isle of Anglesey.

53.330°N 4.377°W / 53.330; -4.377

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