Available Themes

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• Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 17,586 in 1911 to 30,935 in 1961.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1971: Population pyramids, using 5-year age groups.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1973: The highest rate recorded was 158.61 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1911, and the lowest was 13.16 in 1966.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
CASTELL NEDD	Preferred	Welsh			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 164.
NEATH	Preferred	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 164.
W541403	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GLAMORGAN	Administrative County	1835	1974	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 164.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1922	was enlarged by the abolition of	BRITON FERRY UD		1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BRITON FERRY LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
NEATH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 164.
NEATH NORTH LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
NEATH SOUTH LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.