| Ceiriog | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Rural District |
| 1951 area | 63,269 acres (256.04 km2) |
| 1961 area | 63,269 acres (256.04 km2) |
| HQ | Chirk |
| History | |
| Created | 1935 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Glyndwr |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1951 population | 7,632 |
| 1971 population | 6,818 |
Ceiriog was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1935 to 1974.
The rural district was formed by a County Review Order in 1935 from the merger of Chirk and Llansillin Rural districts. The district was named after the Ceiriog Valley.
The district contained nine civil parishes:
The rural district was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, with its area becoming part of the district of Glyndŵr, one of six districts of Clwyd.
Denbighshire Administrative County (Vision of Britain)[1]