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Magor and St Mellons Rural District

Magor and St Mellons
Population
 • 1939 12,283
 • 1961 17,720
History
 • Created 1935
 • Abolished 1974
 • Succeeded by Newport, Cardiff and Torfaen districts
Status Rural District
 • HQ Newport

Coordinates: 51°34′59″N 2°55′52″W / 51.583°N 2.931°W / 51.583; -2.931

Magor and St Mellons Rural District was created on 1 April 1935 from Magor Rural District and St Mellons Rural District in the administrative county of Monmouthshire. The district was a mixture of suburban and semi-rural parishes around Newport and had its headquarters in Baneswell, Newport.

It comprised the parishes of Bettws, Bishton, Coedkernew, Duffryn, Goldcliff, Graig, Henllys, Kemeys Inferior, Langstone, Llandevenny, Llanmartin, Llanwern, Llanvaches, Machen Lower, Magor, Marshfield, Michaelstone-y-Fedw, Nash, Penhow, Peterstone Wentloog, Rogerstone, Rumney, St Brides Wentloog, St Mellons, Redwick, Whitson and Wilcrick.


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