South Westmorland Rural District
54°22′23″N 2°43′08″W / 54.373°N 2.719°W
South Westmorland | |
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Rural district | |
![]() Stricklandgate House, 92 Stricklandgate, Kendal: council's headquarters | |
Area | |
• 1911 | 170,810 acres (691.2 km2) |
• 1961 | 151,007 acres (611.1 km2) |
Population | |
• 1901 | 19,281 |
• 1971[1] | 19,135 |
History | |
• Created | 28 December 1894 |
• Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
• Succeeded by | South Lakeland |
• HQ | Kendal |
South Westmorland was a
History
The district had its origins in the
Under the Local Government Act 1894, rural sanitary districts became rural districts from 28 December 1894. Had the Kendal Rural Sanitary District followed the usual naming pattern, it would have become "Kendal Rural District". However, at the new council's first meeting, on 29 December 1894 at the workhouse, the council chose instead to call the district "South Westmorland Rural District". John Holme of Milnthorpe was appointed the first chairman of the council, having been the chairman of the board of guardians for the previous fourteen years.[3]
In 1935 the district boundaries were changed. It gained Kirkby Lonsdale, which ceased to be a separate urban district. At the same time it ceded the parishes of
Premises
In its early years, the council met at Kendal Town Hall, with staff based at various offices around Kendal.[4]
By 1951 the council was based at Stricklandgate House at 92 Stricklandgate in Kendal, where it would remain until its abolition in 1974.[5]
Abolition
South Westmorland Rural District was abolished under the
References
- ^ a b "South Westmorland Rural District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "Kendal Workhouse". The Workhouse. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Kendal: Rural District Councils". Lakes Chronicle. Bowness on Windermere. 4 January 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Westmorland. London. 1914. p. 74. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
Council meets at Bindloss Room, Town Hall, Kendal
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "South Westmorland District Council". The London Gazette (39362): 5442. 19 October 1951. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ South Lakeland District Council minutes, 10 December 1991: noted as last meeting at Stricklandgate House and future meetings from 16 December 1991 to be at South Lakeland House.