List of urban districts formed in England and Wales 1896–1974
The following is a list of towns in England and Wales which formed urban districts under the
1896-99
In the period 1896-99 sixty urban districts were formed and twenty-two abolished, a net increase of 38, bringing the total number of urban districts to 813.
1900-09
In the 1900s forty-six urban districts were formed and forty-one abolished, a net increase of 5, bringing the total number of urban districts to an all-time high of 818.
1910-19
In the 1910s twenty-one urban districts were formed and forty-one abolished, a net decrease of 20, bringing the total number of urban districts to 798.
1920-29
In the 1920s twenty-five urban districts were formed and thirty-nine abolished, a net decrease of 14, bringing the total number of urban districts to 784.
1930-39
In the 1930s forty-one urban districts were formed and two hundred fifty-three abolished, a net decrease of 212, bringing the total number of urban districts to 572. This was largely due to the County review orders instigated by the Local Government Act 1929.
1940-74
From 1940 until their abolition in 1974, there were only six more urban districts formed and a further fifty-six abolished, a net decrease of 50, bringing the total number of urban districts to 522.
Urban District |
County |
Created |
Abolished |
Successor(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Basildon UD | Essex | 1955 | 1974 | Basildon |
Harlow UD
|
Essex | 1955 | 1974 | Harlow |
Crawley UD | West Sussex | 1956 | 1974 | Crawley
|
Kirkby UD | Lancashire | 1958 | 1974 | Knowsley |
Leighton-Linslade UD | Bedfordshire | 1965 | 1974 | South Bedfordshire |
Aldridge-Brownhills UD | Staffordshire | 1966 | 1974 | Walsall |
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