Local Government Act 1972

In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council (UDC), which shared local government responsibillities with a county council. 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 administrative counties. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary dist ...

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County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland), to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. The Local Government Act 1972 abolished them in England and Wales, but they are still used in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 re-introduced the term for certain unitary authorities in Wales. County borough - History. When county councils were first created in 1889, it was ...

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England has been divided into counties for hundreds of years. The divisions originated as administrative areas, but have been adopted for geographic purposes. A series of local government reforms from the 19th century onwards has left the exact definition of the term 'county' slightly ambiguous. Counties of England - Historic/Traditional counties. Main articles: Traditional counties of England, a ...

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Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, in the Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester, lying in the historic and geographic county of Lancashire. It is the biggest town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, with a population of 81,203 (2001 census).Other neighbouring towns are St Helens, Bolton] and Warrington and it is roughly equidistantly placed between Liverpool, Manchester and Preston. Wigan - History. Wigan - Origins. The first people reported to have settle ...

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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 continuously occupied town. 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 the town centre. The oppidum was in use throughout the Roman occupation. William the Conqueror in 1084 celebrated Easter at Abingdon, and left his son, afte ...

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Weston-super-Mare is an English seaside resort town in North Somerset, population 71,758 (2001 census). It is situated on the Bristol Channel approximately 18 miles (28 km) south west of Bristol. The town has spread along the coast between the bounding high ground of Worlebury Hill and Brean Down. It is well known for its sandy beaches, although at low tide the sea can be over a mile from the beac ...

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Ed Balls, John Battle, Hilary Benn, Colin Burgon, Colin Challen, Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh, Ann Cryer, Philip Davies, Fabian Hamilton, Shahid Malik, Christine McCafferty, Kali Mountford, George Mudie, Greg Mulholland, Linda Riordan, Terry Rooney, Barry Sheerman, Marsha Singh, Gerry Sutcliffe, Jon Trickett, Paul Truswell, Mike Wood Leeds Wakefield Kirklees Calderdale Bradford West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the co ...

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West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming into force of the Local Government Act 1972. Also at this time the Mid Sussex region (including Haywards Heath and East Grinstead) was transferred from East Sussex. The highest point of the county is Black Down, ...

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This article discusses the metropolitan district named the City of Wakefield. For information on the city itself, see Wakefield, the district's principal settlement, from which it takes its name. Wakefield is a city and metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. In addition to the city of Wakefield, the district covers a wide area including seven other towns. The "Five Towns" commonly grouped together are Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley. The other two towns are Ossett, to the ...

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Cumberland is one of the 39 historic counties, located in north-western England, . Cumberland - History. Cumberland - Early history. The traditional county borders Northumberland and County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south, the Furness part of Lancashire to the south-west, Dumfriesshire to the north and Roxburghshire to the north-east. The traditional county town is Carlisle and much of the Lake District is geographically located in Cumberland. The coun ...

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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 broadcast in 1996. In 2006 Adam Thomas, a BBC Somerset Sound presenter, investigated, for Inside Out West on BBC One, why Avon refuses to die and continues to be included in the databases of large corporations as part of addresses in the area and in names such as Avon Wildlife Trust, the Avon and Somerset Constabulary, and Avon Fire and Rescue. Representatives from the organisations said they had no plans t ...

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Avon county, Avon county - Creation, Avon county - Demise, Avon county - Legacy

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There was a Roman villa at nearby Wykham Park, and Banbury developed in the Anglo-Saxon period under strong Danish influence. The town of "Banesberie" appears in the Domesday book. Banbury's mediæval prosperity was based on wool. Banbury Castle was built from 1135 by the bishops of Lincoln, and survived into the Civil War, when it was besieged. Due to its proximity to Oxford, the King's capital, Banbury was a Royalist town, but the inhabitants were known to be strongly ...

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Banbury, Banbury - The history of Banbury, Banbury - Banbury Cross, Banbury - Geography, Banbury - Wards neighbourhoods and suburbs, Banbury - Famous residents

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Cheltenham - Education. Cheltenham is a major centre for education. In addition to the internationally known Cheltenham Ladies' College, the town is host to Dean Close School, Cheltenham College, the main campuses of the University of Gloucestershire and the high-performing Pate's Grammar School. In addition, the town has a number of popular English language schools. Cheltenham - Festivals. Cheltenham holds music, jazz, folk, literary and science festivals every year. These festivals include the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, the Cheltenham Music Festival, and Greenbelt ...

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Although the term originated in England, it had no clear definition there until the 19th century, as each municipal corporation had its own constitution. Under the Municipal Reform Act 1835, municipal borough corporations consisted of councillors and aldermen. Aldermen would be elected not by the electorate, but by the council (including the outgoing aldermen), for a term of six years, which allowed a party that narrowly lost an election to retain control by choosing aldermen. This was altered in 1910 to not allow outgoing aldermen to vote. ...

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Alderman, Alderman - United Kingdom, Alderman - Republic of Ireland

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The administrative counties didn't exist prior to 1888, see traditional counties of England for the history of the English counties before then. Administrative counties of England - Introduction of county councils. Main article: Local Government Act 1888 In 1888 the government, led by the Tory Prime Minister Lord Salisbury established county councils for all of England and Wales, covering areas known as administrative counties. Excluded from administrative counties were the county bor ...

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Administrative counties of England, Administrative counties of England - History, Administrative counties of England - Introduction of county councils, Administrative counties of England - Map 1890-1965, Administrative counties of England - Encroachment, Administrative counties of England - Greater London, Administrative counties of England - Map 1965-1974, Administrative counties of England - Abolition

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The town is home to a number of important historic buildings, the most prominent of which are Rochester Castle and Rochester Cathedral. Many of the buildings in the town centre date from the 18th century or as early as the 14th century. Rochester has long been technically a city but was accidentally stripped of its centuries-old city status in 1998 due to a local government reorganisation. This was not noticed by Medway Council until 2002; it has since written to the ...

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Rochester Medway, Rochester Medway - About the town, Rochester Medway - History

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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 district council, while large towns had only a single tier of authority (in England and Wales these were termed county boroughs, and in Scotland 'counties of cities'). The Acts abolished the existing county boroughs or counties of cities, and created a uniform two-tie ...

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1990s UK local government reform, 1990s UK local government reform - Background, 1990s UK local government reform - Scotland, 1990s UK local government reform - Wales, 1990s UK local government reform - England, 1990s UK local government reform - Timetable, 1990s UK local government reform - Impact

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Cheltenham - Education. Cheltenham is a major centre for education. In addition to the internationally known Cheltenham Ladies' College, the town is host to Dean Close School, Cheltenham College, the main campuses of the University of Gloucestershire and the high-performing Pate's Grammar School. In addition, the town has a number of popular English language schools. Cheltenham - Festivals. Cheltenham holds music, jazz, folk, literary and science festivals every year. These festivals include the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, the Cheltenham Music Festival, and Greenbelt ...

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York - Roman York. York is renowned for its history, which is preserved in its architecture. The city was founded during the reign of Roman Emperor Vespasian in AD 71, and for much of the intervening period has been the principal city of Northern England. Every year, thousands of tourists flock to see the surviving mediaeval buildings, interspersed with Roman and Viking remains. The City Council has 27 Conservation Areas, 2,084 Listed buildings and ...

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York, York - History and tourism, York - Roman York, York - Viking York, York - Mediaeval York, York - 18th-century York, York - Modern York, York - Etymology, York - Local government, York - York and Quakers, York - Places of interest City Centre, York - Districts towns villages, York - Notable people from York, York - Individuals, York - Groups

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The council is made up of 52 seats. Representation at March 2004 is as follows:- Conservative 32 - drawing support largely from the better off parts of Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding rural areas. Labour 14 - drawing support largely from the post war estates of Hemel Hempstead new town Liberal Democrat 6 - drawing support largely from the smaller towns of Tring and Berkhamsted ...

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Dacorum, Dacorum - Political representation, Dacorum - External link

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Boole made significant contributions in several areas of mathematics, but was immortalised for two works in 1847 and 1854, in which he represented logical expressions in a mathematical form now known as Boolean Algebra. Boole's work was all the more impressive because, with the exception of elementary school and a short time in a commercial school, he was almost completely self-educated. Boole created the concept of Boolean Algebra whilst strolling on Doncaster Town Fields one lunch time. Boole (original ...

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Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster - Famous People, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster - Elected Mayor, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster - Places

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