Wing Rural District
51°53′53″N 0°43′01″W / 51.898°N 0.717°W
Wing Linslade Rural District (1894–1897) | |
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Rural district | |
Area | |
• 1901 | 27,770 acres (112.4 km2) |
• 1961 | 36,457 acres (147.5 km2) |
Population | |
• 1901 | 6,274 |
• 1971[1] | 10,615 |
History | |
• Created | 28 December 1894 |
• Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Aylesbury Vale District |
• HQ | Leighton Buzzard (1894-1929) Linslade (1929-1974) |
Wing Rural District was a
History
Wing Rural District had its origins in the
Linslade Rural District Council held its first meeting on 28 December 1894 at the workhouse in Leighton Buzzard, when Philip Hart was appointed the first chairman of the council.[4] The parish of Linslade was removed from the district on 1 October 1897 to become Linslade Urban District. The council decided to rename the district after a village which remained within its area, and initially resolved to change its name to Ivinghoe Rural District, in recognition of Ivinghoe's former importance as a small town; the council thought that using its name might help in "rekindling the dying embers of an historical place". However, before the change took effect, the council reconsidered the matter and opted instead for the name Wing Rural District, in acknowledgement of the various generous benefactions of Leopold de Rothschild of Ascott House at Wing. Leopold de Rothschild had made it clear to the chairman of the council that he "felt very keenly about the matter" of the district's new name.[5]
Wing Rural District was enlarged in 1934 when three parishes from Aylesbury Rural District and one from Newport Pagnell Rural District were transferred into its area.[1]
Civil Parishes
- Aston Abbots(from 1934)
- Cheddington
- Cublington (from 1934)
- Edlesborough
- Great Brickhill (from 1934)
- Grove
- Ivinghoe
- Linslade (until 1897)
- Marsworth
- Mentmore
- Pitstone
- Slapton, Soulbury, Stoke Hammond
- Wingrave with Rowsham(from 1934)
Premises
From its formation until 1929 the council met at the Union Workhouse on Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, with administrative functions carried out at 30 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, which was the office of the solicitor who acted as clerk to the council.[6][7] In 1929 the Linslade Urban District Council's offices at 6 Leighton Road in Linslade were extended to allow them to serve as the offices and meeting place for Linslade Urban District Council, Wing Rural District Council and Eaton Bray Rural District Council.[8]
In 1951 Wing Rural District Council moved next door to a house called "Brooklands" at 8 Leighton Road, Linslade.[9][10] The council remained based at Brooklands until its abolition in 1974.
Abolition
Wing Rural District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, with the area becoming part of Aylesbury Vale district on 1 April 1974.
References
- ^ a b "Wing Rural District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "Leighton Buzzard Workhouse". The Workhouse. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Annual Report of the Local Government Board. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1895. pp. 231, 235. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
The Counties of Bedford and Buckingham (Leighton Buzzard) Confirmation Order 1894
- ^ "Leighton Buzzard Union: First Meeting of the New Bodies". Bedfordshire Advertiser. Luton. 4 January 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Linslade Rural District Council: Wing or Ivinghoe? – A volte face". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 27 July 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Donald, Sir Robert (1929). Municipal Year Book and Public Utilities Directory. p. 516. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
Offices: 30 High Street, Leighton Buzzard
- ^ Donald, Sir Robert (1931). Municipal Year Book and Public Utilities Directory. p. 568. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
Offices and Meeting: Council Offices, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard
- ^ "Gleanings". Bucks Herald. Aylesbury. 6 September 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Wing Rural District Council". Bucks Herald. Aylesbury. 11 May 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Wing Rural District Council". Bucks Herald. Aylesbury. 13 July 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2022.