Local Government Act 1972 - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Local Government Act 1972: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Government Act 1972 - The New Local Government Areas
The Act specified the composition and names of the English and Welsh counties, and the composition of the metropolitan and Welsh district...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Encyclopedia - Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon is a market town in the Thames Valley in southern England and is one of several places which claim to be Britain's oldest conti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1974: Encyclopedia - 1974
1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). 1974 - Events. January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Counties Of England - Administrative Counties
Elected county councils were set up in England in 1888, taking over many of the administrative functions of the Quarter Sessions courts, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chesterfield: Encyclopedia - Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. It lies south of Sheffield, on a confluen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worcester: Encyclopedia - Worcester
The city of Worcester (pronounced /ˈwʊstə/) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England. The River Severn runs through ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - York: Encyclopedia - York
York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. In the 2001 UK census the city had a population of 181...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Leeds: Encyclopedia - City Of Leeds
Leeds City Council http://www.leeds.gov.uk/ The City of Leeds is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire in northern E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charter Trustees: Encyclopedia - Charter Trustees
In the United Kingdom, Charter Trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Lancaster: Encyclopedia - City Of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster is a local government district with city status in Lancashire in North West England. Its main town is Lancaster, fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avon County: Encyclopedia - Avon County
Northavon Bristol Kingswood Woodspring Wansdyke Bath The County of Avon was a short-lived non-metropolitan county and ceremonial coun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alderman: Encyclopedia - Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly in a town or city with many jurisdictions. Members of Chicago's city council, for example...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bournemouth: Encyclopedia - Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a seaside resort on the south coast of England. It is located about 107 miles southwest of London, at 50.72° N 1.88�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bradford: Encyclopedia - Bradford
Bradford is the major settlement in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, in the county of West Yorkshire in the north of England....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Sunderland: Encyclopedia - City Of Sunderland
The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. The district had a po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiganshire: Encyclopedia - Cardiganshire
Cardiganshire (Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) is a traditional county in Wales that came into being in 1282. In 1282 Edward I conquered the prin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Parish: Encyclopedia - Civil Parish
In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. Civil parishes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vale Of White Horse: Encyclopedia - Vale Of White Horse
The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. It is to the south of the county, and most of the area ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wales And Berwick Act 1746: Encyclopedia - Wales And Berwick Act 1746
The Wales and Berwick Act 1746 was an act of Parliament explicitly expressing that all future laws applying to England would likewise als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vale Royal: Encyclopedia - Vale Royal
Vale Royal is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, North West England. It contains the towns of Northwich, Winsford and F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urban District: Encyclopedia - Urban District
In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an el...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Borough: Encyclopedia - County Borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland), to refer to a boroug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counties Of England: Encyclopedia - Counties Of England
England has been divided into counties for hundreds of years. The divisions originated as administrative areas, but have been adopted for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wigan: Encyclopedia - Wigan
Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, in the Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester, lying in the historic and geographi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abingdon Oxfordshire: Encyclopedia - Abingdon Oxfordshire
Abingdon is a market town in the Thames Valley in southern England and is one of several places which claim to be Britain's oldest conti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weston-super-mare: Encyclopedia - Weston-super-mare
Weston-super-Mare is an English seaside resort town in North Somerset, population 71,758 (2001 census). It is situated on the Bristol Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Yorkshire: Encyclopedia - West Yorkshire
Ed Balls, John Battle, Hilary Benn, Colin Burgon, Colin Challen, Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh, Ann Cryer, Philip Davies, Fabian Hamilton, S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Sussex: Encyclopedia - West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. The county of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Wakefield: Encyclopedia - City Of Wakefield
This article discusses the metropolitan district named the City of Wakefield. For information on the city itself, see Wakefield, the dist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cumberland: Encyclopedia - Cumberland
Cumberland is one of the 39 historic counties, located in north-western England, . Cumberland - History. Cumberland - Early history. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avon County: Encyclopedia Ii - Avon County - Legacy
The demise of the County of Avon was the focus of a documentary called The End of Avon by the BBC produced by Linda Orr and Michael Lund ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banbury: Encyclopedia Ii - Banbury - The History Of Banbury
There was a Roman villa at nearby Wykham Park, and Banbury developed in the Anglo-Saxon period under strong Danish influence. The town of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheltenham: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheltenham - Outline
Cheltenham - Education. Cheltenham is a major centre for education. In addition to the internationally known Cheltenham Ladies' College...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alderman: Encyclopedia Ii - Alderman - United Kingdom
Although the term originated in England, it had no clear definition there until the 19th century, as each municipal corporation had its o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Administrative Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Administrative Counties Of England - History
The administrative counties didn't exist prior to 1888, see traditional counties of England for the history of the English counties befor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rochester Medway: Encyclopedia Ii - Rochester Medway - About The Town
The town is home to a number of important historic buildings, the most prominent of which are Rochester Castle and Rochester Cathedral. M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1990s Uk Local Government Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - 1990s Uk Local Government Reform - Background
Prior to the 1970s, the UK had had a mixed system of local government, with some areas being covered by a county council and a more local...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheltenham: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheltenham - Outline
Cheltenham - Education. Cheltenham is a major centre for education. In addition to the internationally known Cheltenham Ladies' College...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - York: Encyclopedia Ii - York - History And Tourism
York - Roman York. York is renowned for its history, which is preserved in its architecture. The city was founded during the reign of R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dacorum: Encyclopedia Ii - Dacorum - Political Representation
The council is made up of 52 seats. Representation at March 2004 is as follows:- Conservative 32 - drawing support largely from the bett...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metropolitan Borough Of Doncaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Metropolitan Borough Of Doncaster - Famous People
Boole made significant contributions in several areas of mathematics, but was immortalised for two works in 1847 and 1854, in which he re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Counties Of England - 1889 To 1974
Elected county councils were set up in England in 1889, taking over many of the administrative functions of the Quarter Sessions courts, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constitutional Status Of Cornwall: Encyclopedia Ii - Constitutional Status Of Cornwall - Traditional Status And Institutions
Constitutional status of Cornwall - Annexation. Cornwall was first invaded by Wessex in the 9th century, but it took until the 11th cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Parish: Encyclopedia Ii - Civil Parish - Geography
Parishes do not cover the whole of England, and mostly exist in rural areas and smaller urban areas. Civil parishes were abolished in Lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleveland England: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleveland England - Recent History
Between 1974 and 1996 most of Cleveland was incorporated into a non-metropolitan county of the same name, formed from parts of the North ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subdivisions Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Subdivisions Of Wales - History
Subdivisions of Wales - Administrative counties. From 1889 to 1974, administrative counties of Wales were used for local government for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surrey: Encyclopedia Ii - Surrey - Places Of Interest
Surrey - National Trust properties. Box Hill just north of Dorking is woodland and chalk downland with superb views from the top of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Cumberland - History
Cumberland - Early history. The traditional county borders Northumberland and County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Borough: Encyclopedia Ii - County Borough - History
When county councils were first created in 1889, it was decided that to let them have authority over large towns or cities would be impra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1974: Encyclopedia Ii - 1974 - Events
1974 - January. January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. January 6 - In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abingdon Oxfordshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Abingdon Oxfordshire - History And Economy
The site has been occupied from the early to middle Iron Age, and the remains of a late Iron Age defensive enclosure, or oppidum, underly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Municipal Borough: Encyclopedia Ii - Municipal Borough - History
Boroughs had existed in England and Wales since mediæval times, as areas governed by a municipal corporation, which were conferred by Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Preston: Encyclopedia Ii - Preston - History
During the Roman period the road from the Setantian port of Neb of the Nese passed one mile north of Preston and intersected the road fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worcester: Encyclopedia Ii - Worcester - History
The site of Worcester was first used by the Roman Empire in the 1st century, linking Gloucester to Wroxeter. In AD 407 the village was th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Sunderland - City Government
City of Sunderland - Boundary review 2004. Like all metropolitan authorities, the city is divided into a number of wards or electoral d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alderman: Encyclopedia Ii - Alderman - United Kingdom
Although the term originated in England, it had no clear definition there until the 19th century, as each municipal corporation had its o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swansea: Encyclopedia Ii - Swansea - Culture
Swansea's diverse and interesting past has helped weave a city of character and charm, which has produced many famous personalities. On t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bournemouth: Encyclopedia Ii - Bournemouth - The Town
The town is an important venue for major conferences and the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), which stands on the cliff-top...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urban District: Encyclopedia Ii - Urban District - England And Wales
In England and Wales, urban districts and rural districts were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act of 1894) as subdivisions of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Wigan - History
Wigan - Origins. The first people reported to have settled in the Wigan area were the Brigantes. The Romans took over “Chochion”, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiganshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiganshire - Geography
Cardiganshire is a maritime county bounded to the west by Cardigan Bay, to the north by Merionethshire, to the east by Montgomeryshire, R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunstable: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunstable - History
Dunstable lies on a crossroads of the ancient Roman road of Watling Street, which is the modern A5 trunk road, and the even older Ickniel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Kesteven: Encyclopedia Ii - South Kesteven - Civil Parishes In South Kesteven
South Kesteven - Local Area Assemblies. The District Council organizes six Local Area Assemblies which are designed as a means by which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Shropshire: Encyclopedia Ii - South Shropshire - History
South Shropshire is littered with ancient monuments, with Mitchells Fold on the Welsh border being the most notable, and there is evidenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Staines: Encyclopedia Ii - Staines - History
Staines - Early History. The name Staines is thought to derive from Old English for 'stones', due to a long-lost site of monoliths in n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shrewsbury And Atcham: Encyclopedia Ii - Shrewsbury And Atcham - History
The borough was formed in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 when the municipal borough of Shrewsbury was merged with Atcham Rural...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sheffield City Council: Encyclopedia Ii - Sheffield City Council - History
The council was founded as the Corporation of Sheffield in 1843, when Sheffield was incorporated (see History of Sheffield). In 1889 it a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield: Encyclopedia Ii - Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield - Facilities
The airport's runway has a length of 2981 metres (9781 feet) and a width of 60 metres (197 feet), making it longer and wider than those a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surrey: Encyclopedia Ii - Surrey - History Of Surrey
Surrey - British and Roman Surrey. Before Roman times the area today known as Surrey was very probably governed by the Atrebates tribe ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunderland - History
The area is part of the Anglican Diocese of Durham. It has been in the Roman Catholic diocese of Hexham and Newcastle since the Catholic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thurrock: Encyclopedia Ii - Thurrock - History
Mammoths once grazed in the Thurrock area, and archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of a jungle cat. Man has been in the area si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westmorland: Encyclopedia Ii - Westmorland - History
Westmorland - Early history. Westmorland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England including the towns of Ambleside, Appleby-in-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisbech: Encyclopedia Ii - Wisbech - History
A Norman castle to fortify Wisbech was built by William I, and in later Tudor times became a notorious prison. The Castle was rebuilt in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Midlands County: Encyclopedia Ii - West Midlands County - History
Main article: History of West Midlands. The West Midlands conurbation developed around Birmingham and the coal fields of the Black Countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Dorset: Encyclopedia Ii - West Dorset - Demographics
In the Census 2001 West Dorset registered a population of 92,350, estimated to be 94,000 as of 2004. The population structure reflects th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tonbridge And Malling: Encyclopedia Ii - Tonbridge And Malling - History
Tonbridge and Malling - Ancient times. The area has been occupied for thousands of years. The Neolithic people left behind much evidenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tyne And Wear: Encyclopedia Ii - Tyne And Wear - Administration
Although the metropolitan county council was abolished in 1986, several joint bodies exist to run certain services on a county-wide basis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of The Isle Of Wight: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of The Isle Of Wight - Political History
Historically the island was part of the (traditional) county of Hampshire, previously called Southamptonshire. Politics of the Isle of W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Non-metropolitan District: Encyclopedia Ii - Non-metropolitan District - History
By 1899 England had been divided at district level into rural districts, urban districts, municipal boroughs, county boroughs and metropo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hartlepool: Encyclopedia Ii - Hartlepool - History
Hartlepool was founded as a village in the 7th century AD, springing up around a convent founded in 640 on a headland overlooking a natur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebden Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebden Bridge - Local Issues
Hebden Bridge - Housing. Hebden Bridge is a popular place to live. However space is limited due to the steep valleys and lack of flat l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Isle Of Wight: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Isle Of Wight - Political History
The island's most ancient borough was Newtown on the large natural harbour on the island's north-western coast. A French raid in 1377, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gravesham: Encyclopedia Ii - Gravesham - The Name 'gravesham'
Robert H Hiscock, Chairman of the Gravesend Historical Society, writing a forward to his book, 'A History of Gravesend' (Phillimore, 1976...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The United Kingdom - Physical Geography
The physical geography of the UK varies greatly. It includes the chalk cliffs of Kent and Dorset, the rolling hills and fields of southea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellesmere Port: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellesmere Port - History
Not mentioned in the Domesday Book, Ellesmere Port used to be part of the parish of Eastham. The town was founded, as the name suggests, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epsom And Ewell: Encyclopedia Ii - Epsom And Ewell - History
Epsom and Ewell both lie on the spring line on the north face of the North Downs where the pervious chalk meets the impervious London cla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1974: Encyclopedia Ii - 1974 - Events
1974 - January. January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. January 6 - In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lindsey: Encyclopedia Ii - Lindsey - Local Government
When, about a thousand years ago, the English shires were established, it became part of Lincolnshire. It and each of Kesteven and Hollan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metropolitan And Non-metropolitan Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Metropolitan And Non-metropolitan Counties Of England - Current Metropolitan And Non-metropolitan Counties Of England
* unitary authority † metropolitan county (no county council) ‡ non-metropolitan county with no county council ¹ 'administrative ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mid Sussex Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Mid Sussex Uk Parliament Constituency - History
This constituency has undergone significant boundary changes at every periodical review that it has been around for. Prior to 1983, the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metropolitan Borough: Encyclopedia Ii - Metropolitan Borough - Current Usage
The current metropolitan boroughs were created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. New metropolitan counties were created to cover ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merseyside: Encyclopedia Ii - Merseyside - History And Administration
Merseyside was created on 1 April 1974 from areas taken from the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. Merseyside was a controver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of English Districts: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of English Districts - Former Districts
The current pattern of districts was introduced in 1974 throughout England and Wales, replacing an older system of urban districts, rural...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manchester City Council: Encyclopedia Ii - Manchester City Council - Political Makeup
Elections are usually by thirds (a third of the seats elected, three years in every four), although the 2004 elections, due to boundary c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monmouthshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Monmouthshire - The Principal Area
The current unitary authority was created in 1996 and covers the eastern half of the traditional county, including the following towns: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rural District: Encyclopedia Ii - Rural District - England And Wales
In England and Wales they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) along with urban districts. They replaced the earlier s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Heseltine: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Heseltine - Biography
Heseltine was born in Swansea, Wales, was educated at Shrewsbury School and then attended Pembroke College, Oxford and became President o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Kent - Political Divisions
Kent - Man of Kent or Kentish Man?. Kent is traditionally divided into West Kent and East Kent by the River Medway. This division into ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medway: Encyclopedia Ii - Medway - History
The Medway area has a long and varied history dominated originally by the city of Rochester and later by the naval and military establish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leicester: Encyclopedia Ii - Leicester - General Information
The city is next to the M1 motorway, and is on the Midland Main Line between London and Sheffield. High-speed trains operated by Midland ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - York: Encyclopedia Ii - York - History And Tourism
York - Roman York. York is renowned for its history, which is preserved in its architecture. The city was founded during the reign of R...   » Read the article