Llansillin (anglicisation of the original Welsh Llansilin) was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1894 to 1935.
| Llansillin | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1901 | 44,715 acres (180.96 km2) |
| • 1931 | 44,717 acres (180.96 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 3,197 |
| • 1931 | 2,718 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1935 |
| • Succeeded by | Ceiriog Rural District |
| Status | Rural District |
The rural district was formed from parts of Corwen, Llanfyllin and Oswestry Rural Sanitary Districts in Denbighshire.
The district contained six civil parishes:
- Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog
- Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr
- Llangadwaladr
- Llangedwyn
- Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant
- Llansilin
Llansillin Rural District was abolished by a County Review Order in 1935, becoming part of the new Ceiriog Rural District.
Sources edit
Denbighshire Administrative County (Vision of Britain)[1]