Twrcelyn Rural District

Coordinates: 53°19′48″N 4°22′37″W / 53.330°N 4.377°W / 53.330; -4.377

Twrcelyn
Area
  1901 53,869 acres (218.00 km2)
  1961 53,865 acres (217.98 km2)
Population
  1901 9,512
  1971 9,752
History
  Created 1894
  Abolished 1974
  Succeeded by Ynys Môn - Isle of Anglesey
Status Rural District
  HQ Llanerchymedd

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.

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.

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