History of Aberystwyth


Contents

These pages have been set up in the form of a time line. This information is inlayed with key dates from world and UK history so as to place Aberystwyth's development into context




Old Districts

  • Old Town - Area inside the old town walls[4]
  • Under the Town (Tan Dre) - Road just outside the town wall = Chalybate Street & Mill Street[4]
  • Rhofawr - Boat building quater[4]
  • Great Marsh (Morfa Mawr) - Area along queens road[4]
  • Under the field (Tanycae) - area below High Street[4]

Changed Street names

  • Alexandra Road (Chalybeate Street -to- Brewer Street) << Lewis Terrace (David Lewis)[19]
  • Alexandra Road (Brewer Street -to- Thespian Street) << Railway Terrace[19]
  • Alexandra Road (Chalybeate Street -to- Terrace Road) << Alexandra Terrace << Railway Terrace << Lewis Terrace (David Lewis)[4]
  • Alexandra Road (Chalybeate Street -to- Thespian Street) << Chalybeate Terrace[4]
  • Bath Street << Newfoundland Street[4]
  • Cambrian Street << Moor Street << Waterloo Street(built 1815)[4]
  • Castle Street << Butchers Row[4]
  • Chalybeate Street << Old Chalybeate Terrace[4]
  • Crynfryn Terrace << Bonsall's Row - house of Fronfraith [4]
  • Custom House Street << Sea View Place[4]
  • Eastgate Street << Little Dark Gate Street[4]
  • Gray's Inn Road << Gray's Inn Lane << Back Lane[4]
  • Great Dark Gate Street (Castle Street -to- Michael's Place) << Church Street[4]
  • Great Dark Gate Street (Castle Street -to- Clock Tower) << Bow Street[4]
  • High Street << Castle Lane << New St (Street Newydd)[4]
  • Laura Place << Laura Gardens[13]
  • Marine Terrace << Weeg[4]
  • Mill Street << Mill Lane[4]
  • Park Avenue << Smithfield[19]
  • Pier Street << Weeg Street[4]
  • Plascrug Avenue << Plascrug Road[19]
  • Portland Road << Portland Lane << Mews (known as in 1834)[4]
  • Princess Street << Rosemary Lane[4]
  • Queens Road << Sandmarsh Road[4]
  • Queen Street << Baker Lane << Pig Street (Heol y Moch)[4]
  • Sea View Place << Beach Street[4]
  • South Road << Shipwrights Row[4]
  • South Road << Ship Builders Row[19]
  • Terrace Road (East section) << Mary Street (David Lewis's Daughter)[4]
  • Trinity Place << 1901 << Pound Place (/pinfold = stray animal impound)[4]

George Street, William Street & Powell Streets
(names from the Nanteos family - built on their plot)
Laura Place named after Laura Powell


Local Statistics

Population of Aberystwyth 1801-1971[12][27]
Year  Population
157070
 
175080
 
18011,758
 
18112,264
 
18213,556
 
18314,128
 
18314,975
 
18414,916
 
18415,231
 
18515,641
 
18616,898
 
18717,088
 
18816,725
 
18918,014
 
19018,411
 
19118,794
 
192111,211
Unlike other years, this census was in summer and so included tourists
19319,473
 
19519,315
 
196110,427
 
197110,688
 
Key:
Estimates based on old MapsChapelryBoroughnew boundaries

Local Statistics

Number of postgraduate full-time degree and diploma students at Aberystwyth University, 1872-1974.[12]
Year  BoysGirls
187225
 
0
187370
 
0
187486
 
0
187596
 
0
187681
 
0
187771
 
0
187877
 
0
187977
 
0
188057
 
0
188157
 
0
188269
 
0
188374
 
2
 
1884105
 
105
 
1885108
 
24
 
1886119
 
28
 
1887126
 
23
 
1888137
 
40
 
1889123
 
42
 
189094
 
33
 
1891104
 
45
 
1892217*
 
217
 
1893292*
 
292
 
1894330
 
330
 
1895352
 
352
 
1896358
 
358
 
1897375
 
375
 
1898407
 
407
 
1899437
 
437
 
1900474
 
474
 
1901476
 
476
 
1902424
 
424
 
1903405
 
405
 
1904413
 
413
 
1905394*
 
394
 
1906384*
 
384
 
1907424
 
424
 
1908450
 
450
 
1909445
 
445
 
1910416
 
416
 
1911422
 
422
 
1912413
 
413
 
1913395
 
395
 
1914401*
 
401
 
1915147*
 
184
 
191688*
 
172
 
1917100*
 
198
 
1918162*
 
248
 
1919729
 
280
 
1920766
 
305
 
1921677
 
295
 
1922562
 
283
 
1923454
 
313
 
1924398
 
316
 
1925365
 
311
 
1926353
 
322
 
1927345
 
322
 
1928356
 
307
 
1929391
 
302
 
1930422
 
275
 
1931484
 
265
 
1932527
 
259
 
1933519
 
247
 
1934542
 
241
 
1935542
 
251
 
1936488
 
231
 
1937447
 
214
 
1938410
 
200
 
1939386*
 
194
 
1940252*
 
216
 
1941253*
 
260
 
1942233*
 
311
 
1943199*
 
298
 
1944215*
 
318
 
1945390*
 
365
 
1946691*
 
340
 
1947795
 
341
 
1948946
 
332
 
1949932
 
325
 
1950754
 
289
 
1951770
 
272
 
1952609
 
270
 
1953686
 
284
 
1954610
 
297
 
1955613
 
334
 
1956666
 
404
 
1957706
 
408
 
1958797
 
432
 
1959838
 
424
 
1960900
 
431
 
1961961
 
521
 
1962929
 
572
 
1963943
 
611
 
1964974
 
578
 
19651,057
 
690
 
19661,093
 
707
 
19671,110
 
783
 
19681,166
 
753
 
19691,226
 
758
 
19701,332
 
819
 
19711,291
 
882
 
19721,317
 
917
 
19731,280
 
942
 
19741,287
 
970
 
Key:
Female students admitted for the 1st time in 1884[17]
* These Numbers also include postgraduates
Gender not recorded
Boys
Girls

Note the dip during the years of the 2 world war year and the subsequent spike in the number of male students


Local Statistics

Number of postgraduate full-time degree and diploma students at Aberystwyth University, 1904-1974.[12]
Year  BoysGirls
19040
 
0
 
19050
 
0
 
19064
 
4
 
19072
 
2
 
190813
 
13
 
190911
 
11
 
191026
 
26
 
191127
 
27
 
191224
 
24
 
191329
 
29
 
1914..
 
..
 
1915..
 
..
 
1916..
 
..
 
1917..
 
..
 
1918..
 
..
 
191916
 
7
 
192012
 
5
 
192118
 
2
 
192236
 
2
 
192342
 
3
 
192423
 
3
 
192520
 
5
 
192623
 
5
 
192717
 
9
 
192815
 
8
 
192923
 
5
 
193029
 
8
 
193120
 
5
 
193232
 
5
 
193338
 
6
 
193441
 
4
 
193536
 
6
 
193648
 
4
 
193743
 
6
 
193846
 
7
 
1939..
 
..
 
1940..
 
..
 
1941..
 
..
 
1942..
 
..
 
1943..
 
..
 
1944..
 
..
 
1945..
 
..
 
1946..
 
..
 
194738
 
9
 
194853
 
7
 
194961
 
8
 
1950142
 
50
 
1951139
 
43
 
1952139
 
53
 
1953139
 
40
 
1954134
 
55
 
1955139
 
52
 
1956144
 
44
 
1957165
 
30
 
1958147
 
50
 
1959160
 
70
 
1960184
 
62
 
1961203
 
71
 
1962215
 
71
 
1963262
 
77
 
1964260
 
93
 
1965268
 
99
 
1966268
 
101
 
1967270
 
102
 
1968255
 
132
 
1969271
 
135
 
1970288
 
134
 
1971312
 
135
 
1972402
 
152
 
1973406
 
143
 
1974416
 
188
 
Key:
.. Recorded data does not differentiate from undergraduates
Gender not recorded
Boys
Girls

Post-graduate figures are unreliable until the 1930s because different institutions put different interpretations on the phrase 'advanced work'.
Students studying for ordinary diplomas are included with Under-graduates; those for higher diplomas with post-graduates. Before 1914 the figures may include part-time students.


Local Statistics

Copper ore output of Cardiganshire 1855-1919[12]
Year  Tons    
1855106
 
185667
 
1857155
 
185863
 
185935
 
186076
 
186168
 
1862242
 
1863266
 
1864300
 
1865301
 
1866223
 
1867155
 
1868123
 
1869132
 
1870116
 
1871115
 
187217
 
187371
 
187493
 
187579
 
187642
 
1877127
 
1878494
 
1879733
 
1880921
 
1881287
 
1882494
 
1883465
 
1884100
 
188581
 
188662
 
188722
 
188829
 
188920
 
189033
 
18915
 
189219
 
18935
 
18940
 
18950
 
189620
 
189720
 
18980
 
18990
 
190020
 
190146
 
190265
 
190349
 
190421
 
19050
 
19060
 
19070
 
19080
 
19090
 
19100
 
19110
 
19120
 
19130
 
19140
 
19150
 
19160
 
19170
 
19180
 
19190
 

Local Statistics

Lead ore output of Cardiganshire 1845-1938[12]
Year  No of Mines  Tons    
194519
 
5726
 
184612
 
5719
 
184716
 
4899
 
184818
 
4882
 
1849..
 
5989
 
1850..
 
6698
 
1851..
 
7183
 
1852..
 
7371
 
185327
 
6552
 
185427
 
7034
 
185536
 
7043
 
185638
 
8560
 
185735
 
9914
 
185826
 
7087
 
185922
 
7467
 
186028
 
7355
 
186124
 
7755
 
186229
 
8300
 
186322
 
7132
 
186430
 
464
 
186530
 
7835
 
186622
 
7714
 
186728
 
8067
 
186822
 
7463
 
186921
 
8180
 
187032
 
7307
 
187136
 
7552
 
187238
 
6764
 
187329
 
5373
 
187431
 
5423
 
187535
 
5835
 
187633
 
5962
 
187731
 
5850
 
187832
 
6801
 
187930
 
5080
 
188033
 
6405
 
188128
 
4598
 
188232
 
4037
 
188324
 
2979
 
188419
 
2293
 
188516
 
2072
 
188621
 
1744
 
188721
 
2122
 
188821
 
1974
 
188922
 
1862
 
189020
 
1666
 
189118
 
2150
 
189214
 
1345
 
18939
 
843
 
18945
 
323
 
18956
 
700
 
18965
 
553
 
18975
 
422
 
18987
 
625
 
18997
 
598
 
19006
 
584
 
19018
 
1090
 
19026
 
1314
 
19038
 
1823
 
19046
 
911
 
19056
 
1062
 
19064
 
1021
 
19075
 
987
 
19086
 
891
 
19099
 
1273
 
19109
 
1736
 
191110
 
1368
 
19128
 
998
 
19137
 
1335
 
1914..
 
1824
 
1915..
 
1802
 
1916..
 
1163
 
1917..
 
896
 
1918..
 
553
 
1919..
 
3910
 
1920..
 
228
 
1921..
 
14
 
19220
 
0
 
1923..
 
9
 
1924..
 
90
 
1925..
 
165
 
1926..
 
174
 
1927..
 
249
 
1928..
 
60
 
19290
 
0
 
19300
 
0
 
19310
 
0
 
19320
 
0
 
19330
 
0
 
19340
 
0
 
19350
 
0
 
1936..
 
63
 
1937..
 
450
 
19380
 
0
 

Local Statistics

Total of Agricultural Holdings in Cardiganshire, 1875-1973[12]
Year  acres    
18755,572
 
18805,897
 
18856,205
 
1890..
 
18956,217
 
1900..
 
1901..
 
1902..
 
19036,348
 
19046,341
 
19056,414
 
19066,382
 
19076,454
 
19086,366
 
19096,364
 
19106,383
 
19116,418
 
19126,530
 
19136,474
 
19146,445
 
19156,431
 
19166,406
 
19176,373
 
19186,351
 
19196,398
 
19206,289
 
19216,239
 
19226,133
 
19236,079
 
19246,018
 
19255,967
 
19265,975
 
19275,970
 
19285,947
 
19295,919
 
19305,903
 
19315,859
 
19325,813
 
19335,795
 
19345,737
 
19355,658
 
19365,611
 
19375,556
 
19385,468
 
19395,416
 
19405,329
 
19415,437
 
19425,416
 
19435,385
 
19445,328
 
19455,302
 
19465,277
 
19475,230
 
19485,217
 
19495,215
 
19505,235
 
19515,235
 
19525,248
 
19535,256
 
19545,235
 
19555,211
 
19565,192
 
19575,128
 
19585,092
 
19595,029
 
19604,940
 
19605,018
 
19614,984
 
19624,949
 
19634,919
 
19644,887
 
19654,804
 
19664,766
 
19674,661
 
19683,971
 
19693,861
 
19703,577
 
19713,514
 
19723,444
 
19733,344
 
Key:
.. No data
Now includes grass, rough grazing, woodland, etc
Now excludes holding with less than 10 acres

Local Statistics

Slate output of Cardiganshire 1882-1938[12]
Year  Tons    
x 1000
18823.4
 
18833.4
 
18844.0
 
18854.5
 
18863.0
 
18874.0
 
18881.3
 
18891.5
 
18901.3
 
18911.8
 
18922.1
 
18932.2
 
18943.9
 
18953.6
 
18964.6
 
18975.9
 
18987.4
 
18996.3
 
19005.9
 
19015.6
 
19026.4
 
19036.3
 
19046.2
 
19055.6
 
19065.1
 
19074.6
 
19085.3
 
19094.7
 
19104.8
 
19114.6
 
19124.6
 
19135.6
 
19191.8
 
19203.3
 
19213.2
 
19223.4
 
19233.8
 
19244.4
 
19254.9
 
19264.4
 
19274.6
 
19283.8
 
19294.3
 
19304.0
 
19313.5
 
19323.5
 
19333.6
 
19344.4
 
19353.8
 
19363.5
 
19373.0
 
19382.8
 


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