This is a list of all the rural districts, urban districts and municipal boroughs in England as they existed prior to the entry into force of the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. There were 1086 such districts and boroughs at this time, the result of a gradual consolidation since their formation in 1894. Apart from these, England also had 79 county boroughs.
Bedford edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Ampthill Rural District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Ampthill Urban District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Bedford Borough | Bedford |
| Bedford Rural District | Bedford |
| Biggleswade Rural District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Biggleswade Urban District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Dunstable Borough | South Bedfordshire |
| Kempston Urban District | Bedford |
| Leighton-Linslade Urban District | South Bedfordshire |
| Luton Rural District | South Bedfordshire |
| Sandy Urban District | Mid Bedfordshire |
Luton was a county borough.
Berkshire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Abingdon Borough | Vale of White Horse (Oxfordshire) |
| Abingdon Rural District | Vale of White Horse |
| Bradfield Rural District | Newbury |
| Cookham Rural District | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Easthampstead Rural District | Bracknell |
| Faringdon Rural District | Vale of White Horse |
| Hungerford Rural District | Newbury |
| Maidenhead Borough | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| New Windsor Borough | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Newbury Borough | Newbury |
| Newbury Rural District | Newbury |
| Wallingford Borough | South Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire) |
| Wallingford Rural District | South Oxfordshire |
| Wantage Rural District | Vale of White Horse, Newbury |
| Wantage Urban District | Vale of White Horse |
| Windsor Rural District | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Wokingham Borough | Wokingham |
| Wokingham Rural District | Wokingham |
Reading was a county borough.
Buckingham edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Amersham Rural District | Chiltern |
| Aylesbury Borough | Aylesbury Vale |
| Aylesbury Rural District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Beaconsfield Urban District | Beaconsfield |
| Bletchley Urban District | Milton Keynes |
| Buckingham Borough | Aylesbury Vale |
| Buckingham Rural District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Chesham Urban District | Chiltern |
| Eton Rural District | Beaconsfield, Slough (Berkshire), Windsor and Maidenhead (Berkshire) |
| Eton Urban District | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| High Wycombe Borough | Wycombe |
| Marlow Urban District | Wycombe |
| Newport Pagnell Rural District | Milton Keynes |
| Newport Pagnell Urban District | Milton Keynes |
| Slough Borough | Slough |
| Wing Rural District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Winslow Rural District | Aylesbury Vale, Milton Keynes |
| Wolverton Urban District | Milton Keynes |
| Wycombe Rural District | Wycombe |
There were no county boroughs.
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Cambridge Borough | Cambridge |
| Chatteris Urban District | Fenland |
| Chesterton Rural District | South Cambridgeshire |
| Ely Rural District | East Cambridgeshire |
| Ely Urban District | East Cambridgeshire |
| March Urban District | Fenland |
| Newmarket Rural District | East Cambridgeshire |
| North Witchford Rural District | Fenland |
| South Cambridgeshire Rural District | South Cambridgeshire |
| Whittlesey Urban District | Fenland |
| Wisbech Borough | Fenland |
| Wisbech Rural District | Fenland |
There were no county boroughs.
Cheshire edit
Birkenhead, Chester, Stockport, and Wallasey were county boroughs.
Cornwall edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Bodmin Borough | North Cornwall |
| Bude-Stratton Urban District | North Cornwall |
| Camborne-Redruth Urban District | Kerrier |
| Camelford Rural District | North Cornwall |
| Falmouth Borough | Carrick |
| Helston Borough | Kerrier |
| Kerrier Rural District | Kerrier |
| Launceston Borough | North Cornwall |
| Launceston Rural District | North Cornwall |
| Liskeard Borough | Caradon |
| Liskeard Rural District | Caradon |
| Looe Urban District | Caradon |
| Newquay Urban District | Restormel |
| Penryn Borough | Carrick |
| Penzance Borough | Penwith |
| Saltash Borough | Caradon |
| St. Austell Rural District | Restormel |
| St. Austell with Fowey Borough | Restormel |
| St. Germans Rural District | Caradon |
| St. Ives Borough | Penwith |
| St. Just Urban District | Penwith |
| Stratton Rural District | North Cornwall |
| Torpoint Urban District | Caradon |
| Truro Borough | Carrick |
| Truro Rural District | Carrick |
| Wadebridge and Padstow Rural District | North Cornwall |
| West Penwith Rural District | Penwith |
There were no county boroughs.
Cumberland edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Alston with Garrigill Rural District | Eden (Cumbria) |
| Border Rural District | Carlisle (Cumbria) |
| Cockermouth Rural District | Allerdale (Cumbria) |
| Cockermouth Urban District | Allerdale |
| Ennerdale Rural District | Copeland (Cumbria) |
| Keswick Urban District | Allerdale |
| Maryport Urban District | Allerdale |
| Millom Rural District | Copeland |
| Penrith Rural District | Eden |
| Penrith Urban District | Eden |
| Whitehaven Borough | Copeland |
| Wigton Rural District | Allerdale |
| Workington Borough | Allerdale |
Carlisle was a county borough.
Derbyshire edit
Derby was a county borough.
Devon edit
Dorset edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Beaminster Rural District | West Dorset |
| Blandford Rural District | North Dorset |
| Blandford Forum Borough | North Dorset |
| Bridport Borough | West Dorset |
| Bridport Rural District | West Dorset |
| Dorchester Borough | West Dorset |
| Dorchester Rural District | West Dorset |
| Lyme Regis Borough | West Dorset |
| Poole Borough | Poole |
| Portland Urban District | Weymouth and Portland |
| Shaftesbury Borough | North Dorset |
| Shaftesbury Rural District | North Dorset |
| Sherborne Rural District | West Dorset |
| Sherborne Urban District | West Dorset |
| Sturminster Rural District | North Dorset |
| Swanage Urban District | Purbeck |
| Wareham Borough | Purbeck |
| Wareham and Purbeck Rural District | Purbeck |
| Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Borough | Weymouth and Portland |
| Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District | East Dorset |
| Wimborne Minster Urban District | East Dorset |
Durham edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Barnard Castle Rural District | Teesdale |
| Barnard Castle Urban District | Teesdale |
| Bishop Auckland Urban District | Wear Valley |
| Blaydon Urban District | Gateshead (Tyne and Wear) |
| Boldon Urban District | South Tyneside (Tyne and Wear) |
| Brandon and Byshottles Urban District | Durham |
| Chester-le-Street Rural District | City of Sunderland (Tyne and Wear), Gateshead, Chester-le-Street |
| Chester-le-Street Urban District | Chester-le-Street |
| Consett Urban District | Derwentside |
| Crook and Willington Urban District | Wear Valley |
| Darlington Rural District | Darlington, Sedgefield |
| Durham Borough | Durham |
| Durham Rural District | Durham |
| Easington Rural District | Easington, Sunderland |
| Felling Urban District | Gateshead |
| Hebburn Urban District | South Tyneside |
| Hetton Urban District | Sunderland |
| Houghton-le-Spring Urban District | Sunderland |
| Jarrow Borough | South Tyneside |
| Lanchester Rural District | Derwentside |
| Ryton Urban District | Gateshead |
| Seaham Urban District | Easington |
| Sedgefield Rural District | Sedgefield |
| Shildon Urban District | Sedgefield |
| Spennymoor Urban District | Sedgefield |
| Stanley Urban District | Derwentside |
| Stockton Rural District | Stockton-on-Tees (Cleveland), Hartlepool (Cleveland) |
| Tow Law Urban District | Wear Valley |
| Washington Urban District | Sunderland |
| Weardale Rural District | Wear Valley |
| Whickham Urban District | Gateshead |
Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Shields, Sunderland and Teesside were county boroughs.
East Suffolk edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Aldeburgh Borough | Suffolk Coastal (Suffolk) |
| Beccles Borough | Waveney (Suffolk) |
| Blyth Rural District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Bungay Urban District | Waveney |
| Deben Rural District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Eye Borough | Mid Suffolk (Suffolk) |
| Felixstowe Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Gipping Rural District | Mid Suffolk |
| Halesworth Urban District | Waveney |
| Hartismere Rural District | Mid Suffolk |
| Leiston-cum-Sizewell Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Lothingland Rural District | Great Yarmouth (Norfolk), Waveney |
| Lowestoft Borough | Waveney |
| Samford Rural District | Babergh (Suffolk) |
| Saxmundham Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
| Southwold Borough | Waveney |
| Stowmarket Urban District | Mid Suffolk |
| Wainford Rural District | Waveney |
| Woodbridge Urban District | Suffolk Coastal |
Ipswich was a county borough.
East Sussex edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Battle Rural District | Rother |
| Bexhill Borough | Rother |
| Burgess Hill Urban District | Mid Sussex (West Sussex) |
| Chailey Rural District | Lewes |
| Cuckfield Rural District | Mid Sussex, Crawley (West Sussex) |
| Cuckfield Urban District | Mid Sussex |
| East Grinstead Urban District | Mid Sussex |
| Hailsham Rural District | Wealden |
| Hove Borough | Hove |
| Lewes Borough | Lewes |
| Newhaven Urban District | Lewes |
| Portslade-by-Sea Urban District | Hove |
| Rye Borough | Rother |
| Seaford Urban District | Lewes |
| Uckfield Rural District | Wealden |
Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings were county boroughs.
Essex edit
Southend-on-Sea was a county borough.
Gloucestershire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Charlton Kings Urban District | Cheltenham |
| Cheltenham Borough | Cheltenham |
| Cheltenham Rural District | Tewkesbury |
| Cirencester Rural District | Cotswold |
| Cirencester Urban District | Cotswold |
| Dursley Rural District | Stroud |
| East Dean Rural District | Forest of Dean |
| Gloucester Rural District | Stroud, Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury |
| Kingswood Urban District | Kingswood (Avon) |
| Lydney Rural District | Forest of Dean |
| Mangotsfield Urban District | Kingswood |
| Nailsworth Urban District | Stroud |
| Newent Rural District | Forest of Dean |
| North Cotswold Rural District | Cotswold |
| Northleach Rural District | Cotswold |
| Sodbury Rural District | Northavon (Avon), Stroud |
| Stroud Rural District | Stroud |
| Stroud Urban District | Stroud |
| Tetbury Rural District | Cotswold |
| Tewkesbury Borough | Tewkesbury |
| Thornbury Rural District | Northavon, Stroud |
| Warmley Rural District | Kingswood |
| West Dean Rural District | Forest of Dean |
Bristol and Gloucester were county boroughs.
Hampshire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Aldershot Borough | Rushmoor |
| Alton Rural District | East Hampshire |
| Alton Urban District | East Hampshire |
| Andover Borough | Test Valley |
| Andover Rural District | Test Valley |
| Basingstoke Borough | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Basingstoke Rural District | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Christchurch Borough | Christchurch (Dorset) |
| Droxford Rural District | Winchester |
| Eastleigh Borough | Eastleigh |
| Fareham Urban District | Fareham |
| Farnborough Urban District | Rushmoor |
| Fleet Urban District | Hart |
| Gosport Borough | Gosport |
| Hartley Wintney Rural District | Hart |
| Havant and Waterloo Urban District | Havant |
| Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Lymington Borough | New Forest |
| New Forest Rural District | New Forest |
| Petersfield Rural District | East Hampshire |
| Petersfield Urban District | East Hampshire |
| Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District | New Forest, East Dorset (Dorset), Christchurch |
| Romsey Borough | Test Valley |
| Romsey Rural District | Test Valley |
| Stockbridge Rural District | Test Valley |
| Winchester Borough | Winchester |
| Winchester Rural District | Eastleigh, Winchester |
Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton were county boroughs.
Herefordshire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Bromyard Rural District | Malvern Hills (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Dore and Bredwardine Rural District | South Herefordshire (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Hereford Borough | Hereford (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Hereford Rural District | South Herefordshire |
| Kington Rural District | Leominster (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Kington Urban District | Leominster |
| Ledbury Rural District | Malvern Hills |
| Leominster Borough | Leominster |
| Leominster and Wigmore Rural District | Leominster |
| Ross and Whitchurch Rural District | South Herefordshire |
| Ross-on-Wye Urban District | South Herefordshire |
| Weobley Rural District | Leominster |
There were no county boroughs.
Hertfordshire edit
There were no county boroughs.
Huntingdon and Peterborough edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Barnack Rural District | Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) |
| Huntingdon Rural District | Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire) |
| Huntingdon and Godmanchester Borough | Huntingdon |
| Norman Cross Rural District | Huntingdon, Peterborough |
| Old Fletton Urban District | Peterborough |
| Peterborough Borough | Peterborough |
| Peterborough Rural District | Peterborough |
| Ramsey Urban District | Huntingdon |
| St. Ives Borough | Huntingdon |
| St. Ives Rural District | Huntingdon |
| St. Neots Rural District | Huntingdon |
| St. Neots Urban District | Huntingdon |
| Thorney Rural District | Peterborough |
There were no county boroughs.
Isle of Wight edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Cowes Urban District | Medina |
| Isle of Wight Rural District | South Wight |
| Newport Borough | Medina |
| Ryde Borough | Medina |
| Sandown-Shanklin Urban District | South Wight |
| Ventnor Urban District | South Wight |
There were no county boroughs.
Kent edit
Canterbury was a county borough.
Lancashire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Abram Urban District | Wigan (Greater Manchester) |
| Accrington Borough | Hyndburn |
| Adlington Urban District | Chorley |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield Urban District | Wigan, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens (Merseyside) |
| Ashton-under-Lyne Borough | Tameside (Greater Manchester) |
| Aspull Urban District | Wigan |
| Atherton Urban District | Wigan |
| Audenshaw Urban District | Tameside |
| Bacup Borough | Rossendale |
| Barrowford Urban District | Pendle |
| Billinge and Winstanley Urban District | Wigan, St Helens |
| Blackburn Rural District | Hyndburn, Blackburn, Ribble Valley |
| Blackrod Urban District | Bolton (Greater Manchester) |
| Brierfield Urban District | Pendle |
| Burnley Rural District | Pendle, Ribble Valley, Burnley |
| Carnforth Urban District | Lancaster |
| Chadderton Urban District | Oldham (Greater Manchester) |
| Chorley Borough | Chorley |
| Chorley Rural District | Chorley |
| Church Urban District | Hyndburn |
| Clayton-le-Moors Urban District | Hyndburn |
| Clitheroe Borough | Ribble Valley |
| Clitheroe Rural District | Ribble Valley |
| Colne Borough | Pendle |
| Crompton Urban District | Oldham |
| Crosby Borough | Sefton (Merseyside) |
| Dalton-in-Furness Urban District | Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) |
| Darwen Borough | Blackburn |
| Denton Urban District | Tameside |
| Droylsden Urban District | Tameside |
| Eccles Borough | Salford (Greater Manchester) |
| Failsworth Urban District | Oldham |
| Farnworth Borough | Bolton |
| Fleetwood Borough | Wyre |
| Formby Urban District | Sefton |
| Fulwood Urban District | Preston |
| Fylde Rural District | Fylde |
| Garstang Rural District | Wyre |
| Golborne Urban District | Warrington (Cheshire), Wigan |
| Grange Urban District | South Lakeland (Cumbria) |
| Great Harwood Urban District | Hyndburn |
| Haslingden Borough | Rossendale |
| Haydock Urban District | St Helens |
| Heywood Borough | Rochdale (Greater Manchester) |
| Hindley Urban District | Wigan |
| Horwich Urban District | Bolton |
| Huyton-with-Roby Urban District | Knowsley (Merseyside) |
| Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District | Wigan |
| Irlam Urban District | Salford |
| Kearsley Urban District | Bolton |
| Kirkby Urban District | Knowsley |
| Kirkham Urban District | Fylde |
| Lancaster Borough | Lancaster |
| Lancaster Rural District | Lancaster |
| Lees Urban District | Oldham |
| Leigh Borough | Wigan |
| Leyland Urban District | South Ribble |
| Litherland Urban District | Sefton |
| Little Lever Urban District | Bolton |
| Littleborough Urban District | Rochdale |
| Longridge Urban District | Ribble Valley |
| Lunesdale Rural District | Lancaster |
| Lytham St. Anne's Borough | Fylde |
| Middleton Borough | Rochdale |
| Milnrow Urban District | Rochdale |
| Morecambe and Heysham Borough | Lancaster |
| Mossley Borough | Tameside |
| Nelson Borough | Pendle |
| Newton-le-Willows Urban District | St Helens |
| North Lonsdale Rural District | South Lakeland |
| Ormskirk Urban District | West Lancashire |
| Orrell Urban District | Wigan |
| Oswaldtwistle Urban District | Hyndburn |
| Padiham Urban District | Burnley |
| Poulton-le-Fylde Urban District | Wyre |
| Preesall Urban District | Wyre |
| Prescot Urban District | Knowsley |
| Preston Rural District | South Ribble, Preston, Ribble Valley |
| Prestwich Borough | Bury (Greater Manchester) |
| Radcliffe Borough | Bury |
| Rainford Urban District | St Helens |
| Ramsbottom Urban District | Rossendale, Bury |
| Rawtenstall Borough | Rossendale |
| Rishton Urban District | Hyndburn |
| Royton Urban District | Oldham |
| Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District | West Lancashire |
| Standish-with-Langtree Urban District | Wigan |
| Stretford Borough | Trafford |
| Swinton and Pendlebury Borough | Salford |
| Thornton Cleveleys Urban District | Wyre |
| Tottington Urban District | Bury |
| Trawden Urban District | Pendle |
| Turton Urban District | Bolton, Blackburn |
| Tyldesley Urban District | Wigan |
| Ulverston Urban District | South Lakeland |
| Urmston Urban District | Trafford |
| Walton-le-Dale Urban District | South Ribble |
| Wardle Urban District | Rochdale |
| Warrington Rural District | Warrington |
| West Lancashire Rural District | Sefton, Knowsley, West Lancashire |
| Westhoughton Urban District | Bolton |
| Whiston Rural District | Warrington, St Helens, Knowsley, Halton |
| Whitefield Urban District | Bury |
| Whitworth Urban District | Rossendale |
| Widnes Urban District | Halton (Cheshire) |
| Wigan Rural District | Wigan, West Lancashire |
| Withnell Urban District | Chorley |
| Worsley Urban District | Salford |
Barrow-in-Furness, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bootle, Burnley, Bury, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale, Salford, Southport, St Helens, Warrington and Wigan were county boroughs.
Leicestershire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Ashby de la Zouch Rural District | North West Leicestershire |
| Ashby de la Zouch Urban District | North West Leicestershire |
| Ashby Woulds Urban District | North West Leicestershire |
| Barrow upon Soar Rural District | Charnwood |
| Billesdon Rural District | Harborough |
| Blaby Rural District | Blaby |
| Castle Donington Rural District | North West Leicestershire |
| Coalville Urban District | North West Leicestershire |
| Hinckley Urban District | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Loughborough Borough | Charnwood |
| Lutterworth Rural District | Harborough |
| Market Bosworth Rural District | North West Leicestershire, Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Market Harborough Rural District | Harborough |
| Market Harborough Urban District | Harborough |
| Melton and Belvoir Rural District | Melton |
| Melton Mowbray Urban District | Melton |
| Oadby Urban District | Oadby and Wigston |
| Shepshed Urban District | Charnwood |
| Wigston Urban District | Oadby and Wigston |
Leicester was a county borough.
Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Boston Borough | Boston (Lincolnshire) |
| Boston Rural District | Boston |
| East Elloe Rural District | South Holland (Lincolnshire) |
| Spalding Rural District | South Holland |
| Spalding Urban District | South Holland |
There were no county boroughs.
Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Bourne Urban District | South Kesteven (Lincolnshire) |
| East Kesteven Rural District | North Kesteven (Lincolnshire) |
| Grantham Borough | South Kesteven |
| North Kesteven Rural District | North Kesteven |
| Sleaford Urban District | North Kesteven |
| South Kesteven Rural District | South Kesteven |
| Stamford Borough | South Kesteven |
| West Kesteven Rural District | South Kesteven |
There were no county boroughs.
Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Alford Urban District | East Lindsey (Lincolnshire) |
| Barton upon Humber Urban District | Glanford (Humberside) |
| Brigg Urban District | Glanford |
| Caistor Rural District | West Lindsey (Lincolnshire) |
| Cleethorpes Borough | Cleethorpes (Humberside) |
| Gainsborough Rural District | West Lindsey |
| Gainsborough Urban District | West Lindsey |
| Glanford Brigg Rural District | Glanford |
| Grimsby Rural District | Cleethorpes |
| Horncastle Rural District | East Lindsey |
| Horncastle Urban District | East Lindsey |
| Isle of Axholme Rural District | Boothferry (Humberside) |
| Louth Borough | East Lindsey |
| Louth Rural District | East Lindsey |
| Mablethorpe and Sutton Urban District | East Lindsey |
| Market Rasen Urban District | West Lindsey |
| Scunthorpe Borough | Scunthorpe (Humberside) |
| Skegness Urban District | East Lindsey |
| Spilsby Rural District | East Lindsey |
| Welton Rural District | West Lindsey |
| Woodhall Spa Urban District | East Lindsey |
Norfolk edit
Great Yarmouth and Norwich were county boroughs.
Northamptonshire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Brackley Borough | South Northamptonshire |
| Brackley Rural District | South Northamptonshire |
| Brixworth Rural District | Northampton, Daventry |
| Burton Latimer Urban District | Kettering |
| Corby Urban District | Corby |
| Daventry Borough | Daventry |
| Daventry Rural District | Daventry |
| Desborough Urban District | Kettering |
| Higham Ferrers Borough | East Northamptonshire |
| Irthlingborough Urban District | East Northamptonshire |
| Kettering Borough | Kettering |
| Kettering Rural District | Corby, Kettering |
| Northampton Rural District | South Northamptonshire, Northampton |
| Oundle Urban District | East Northamptonshire |
| Oundle and Thrapston Rural District | East Northamptonshire |
| Raunds Urban District | East Northamptonshire |
| Rothwell Urban District | Kettering |
| Rushden Urban District | East Northamptonshire |
| Towcester Rural District | South Northamptonshire |
| Wellingborough Rural District | Northampton, East Northamptonshire, Wellingborough |
| Wellingborough Urban District | Wellingborough |
Northampton was a county borough.
Northumberland edit
Newcastle upon Tyne and Tynemouth were county boroughs.
Nottinghamshire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Arnold Urban District | Gedling |
| Basford Rural District | Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, Ashfield, Gedling |
| Beeston and Stapleford Urban District | Broxtowe |
| Bingham Rural District | Rushcliffe |
| Carlton Urban District | Gedling |
| East Retford Borough | Bassetlaw |
| East Retford Rural District | Doncaster (South Yorkshire), Bassetlaw |
| Eastwood Urban District | Broxtowe |
| Hucknall Urban District | Ashfield |
| Kirkby in Ashfield Urban District | Ashfield |
| Mansfield Borough | Mansfield |
| Mansfield Woodhouse Urban District | Mansfield |
| Newark Borough | Newark |
| Newark Rural District | Newark |
| Southwell Rural District | Newark |
| Sutton in Ashfield Urban District | Ashfield |
| Warsop Urban District | Mansfield |
| West Bridgford Urban District | Rushcliffe |
| Worksop Borough | Bassetlaw |
| Worksop Rural District | Doncaster, Bassetlaw |
Nottingham was a county borough.
Oxford edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Banbury Borough | Cherwell |
| Banbury Rural District | Cherwell |
| Bicester Urban District | Cherwell |
| Bullingdon Rural District | South Oxfordshire |
| Chipping Norton Borough | West Oxfordshire |
| Chipping Norton Rural District | West Oxfordshire |
| Henley Rural District | South Oxfordshire |
| Henley-on-Thames Borough | South Oxfordshire |
| Ploughley Rural District | Cherwell |
| Thame Urban District | South Oxfordshire |
| Witney Rural District | West Oxfordshire |
| Witney Urban District | West Oxfordshire |
| Woodstock Borough | West Oxfordshire |
Oxford was a county borough.
Rutland edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Ketton Rural District | Rutland (Leicestershire) |
| Oakham Rural District | Rutland |
| Oakham Urban District | Rutland |
| Uppingham Rural District | Rutland |
There were no county boroughs.
Shropshire (Salop) edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Atcham Rural District | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
| Bridgnorth Rural District | Bridgnorth |
| Clun and Bishop's Castle Rural District | South Shropshire |
| Dawley Urban District | The Wrekin |
| Ludlow Rural District | South Shropshire |
| Market Drayton Rural District | North Shropshire |
| Newport Urban District | The Wrekin |
| North Shropshire Rural District | North Shropshire |
| Oakengates Urban District | The Wrekin |
| Oswestry Rural District | Oswestry |
| Shifnal Rural District | The Wrekin, Bridgnorth |
| Shrewsbury Borough | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
| Wellington Rural District | The Wrekin |
| Wellington, Shropshire Urban District | The Wrekin |
There were no county boroughs.
Somerset edit
Staffordshire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District | Walsall (West Midlands) |
| Biddulph Urban District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Cannock Rural District | South Staffordshire |
| Cannock Urban District | Cannock Chase |
| Cheadle Rural District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Kidsgrove Urban District | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Leek Rural District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Leek Urban District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Lichfield Borough | Lichfield |
| Lichfield Rural District | Cannock Chase, Lichfield |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Rugeley Urban District | Cannock Chase |
| Seisdon Rural District | South Staffordshire |
| Stafford Borough | Stafford |
| Stafford Rural District | Stafford |
| Stone Rural District | Stafford |
| Stone Urban District | Stafford |
| Tamworth Borough | Tamworth |
| Tutbury Rural District | East Staffordshire |
| Uttoxeter Rural District | East Staffordshire |
| Uttoxeter Urban District | East Staffordshire |
Burton upon Trent, Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton were county boroughs.
Surrey edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Bagshot Rural District | Surrey Heath |
| Banstead Urban District | Reigate and Banstead |
| Caterham and Warlingham Urban District | Tandridge |
| Chertsey Urban District | Runnymede |
| Dorking Urban District | Mole Valley |
| Dorking and Horley Rural District | Crawley (West Sussex), Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead |
| Egham Urban District | Runnymede |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough | Epsom and Ewell |
| Esher Urban District | Elmbridge |
| Farnham Urban District | Waverley |
| Frimley and Camberley Urban District | Surrey Heath |
| Godalming Borough | Waverley |
| Godstone Rural District | Tandridge |
| Guildford Borough | Guildford |
| Guildford Rural District | Guildford |
| Hambledon Rural District | Waverley |
| Haslemere Urban District | Waverley |
| Leatherhead Urban District | Mole Valley |
| Reigate Borough | Reigate and Banstead |
| Staines Urban District | Spelthorne |
| Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District | Spelthorne |
| Walton and Weybridge Urban District | Elmbridge |
| Woking Urban District | Woking |
There were no county boroughs.
Warwickshire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Alcester Rural District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Atherstone Rural District | North Warwickshire |
| Bedworth Urban District | Nuneaton |
| Kenilworth Urban District | Warwick |
| Meriden Rural District | Solihull (West Midlands), North Warwickshire, Coventry (West Midlands) |
| Nuneaton Borough | Nuneaton |
| Royal Leamington Spa Borough | Warwick |
| Rugby Borough | Rugby |
| Rugby Rural District | Rugby |
| Shipston on Stour Rural District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Southam Rural District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Stratford-on-Avon Rural District | Solihull, Stratford-on-Avon |
| Stratford-upon-Avon Borough | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Sutton Coldfield Borough | Birmingham (West Midlands) |
| Warwick Borough | Warwick |
| Warwick Rural District | Warwick |
Coventry, Solihull and Birmingham were county boroughs.
West Suffolk edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Bury St. Edmunds Borough | St Edmundsbury (Suffolk) |
| Clare Rural District | St Edmundsbury |
| Cosford Rural District | Babergh (Suffolk) |
| Hadleigh Urban District | Babergh |
| Haverhill Urban District | St Edmundsbury |
| Melford Rural District | Babergh |
| Mildenhall Rural District | Forest Heath (Suffolk) |
| Newmarket Urban District | Forest Heath |
| Sudbury Borough | Babergh |
| Thedwastre Rural District | Mid Suffolk (Suffolk) |
| Thingoe Rural District | St Edmundsbury |
There were no county boroughs.
West Sussex edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Arundel Borough | Arun |
| Bognor Regis Urban District | Arun |
| Chanctonbury Rural District | Horsham |
| Chichester Borough | Chichester |
| Chichester Rural District | Arun, Chichester |
| Crawley Urban District | Crawley |
| Horsham Rural District | Horsham |
| Horsham Urban District | Horsham |
| Littlehampton Urban District | Arun |
| Midhurst Rural District | Chichester |
| Petworth Rural District | Chichester |
| Shoreham-by-Sea Urban District | Adur |
| Southwick Urban District | Adur |
| Worthing Borough | Worthing |
| Worthing Rural District | Adur, Arun |
There were no county boroughs.
Westmorland edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Appleby Borough | Eden (Cumbria) |
| Kendal Borough | South Lakeland (Cumbria) |
| Lakes Urban District | Eden, South Lakeland |
| North Westmorland Rural District | Eden |
| South Westmorland Rural District | South Lakeland |
| Windermere Urban District | South Lakeland |
There were no county boroughs.
Wiltshire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Amesbury Rural District | Salisbury |
| Bradford and Melksham Rural District | West Wiltshire |
| Bradford-on-Avon Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Calne Borough | North Wiltshire |
| Calne and Chippenham Rural District | North Wiltshire |
| Chippenham Borough | North Wiltshire |
| Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural District | North Wiltshire |
| Devizes Borough | Kennet |
| Devizes Rural District | Kennet |
| Highworth Rural District | Thamesdown |
| Malmesbury Borough | North Wiltshire |
| Malmesbury Rural District | North Wiltshire |
| Marlborough Borough | Kennet |
| Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District | Kennet |
| Melksham Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Mere and Tisbury Rural District | Salisbury |
| New Sarum Borough | Salisbury |
| Pewsey Rural District | Kennet |
| Salisbury and Wilton Rural District | Salisbury |
| Swindon Borough | Thamesdown |
| Trowbridge Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Warminster Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Warminster and Westbury Rural District | West Wiltshire |
| Westbury Urban District | West Wiltshire |
| Wilton Borough | Salisbury |
There were no county boroughs.
Worcestershire edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Bewdley Borough | Wyre Forest (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Bromsgrove Rural District | Bromsgrove (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Bromsgrove Urban District | Bromsgrove |
| Droitwich Borough | Wychavon (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Droitwich Rural District | Wychavon, Worcester (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Evesham Borough | Wychavon |
| Evesham Rural District | Wychavon |
| Halesowen Borough | Dudley (West Midlands) |
| Kidderminster Borough | Wyre Forest |
| Kidderminster Rural District | Wyre Forest |
| Malvern Urban District | Malvern Hills (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Martley Rural District | Malvern Hills |
| Pershore Rural District | Worcester, Wychavon |
| Redditch Urban District | Redditch (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Stourbridge Borough | Dudley |
| Stourport-on-Severn Urban District | Wyre Forest |
| Tenbury Rural District | Leominster (Hereford and Worcester) |
| Upton upon Severn Rural District | Malvern Hills |
Yorkshire, East Riding edit
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Beverley Borough | Beverley (Humberside) |
| Beverley Rural District | Beverley |
| Bridlington Borough | North Wolds (Humberside) |
| Bridlington Rural District | North Wolds, Scarborough (North Yorkshire) |
| Derwent Rural District | Selby (North Yorkshire) |
| Driffield Rural District | North Wolds |
| Driffield Urban District | North Wolds |
| Filey Urban District | Scarborough |
| Haltemprice Urban District | Beverley |
| Hedon Borough | Holderness (Humberside) |
| Holderness Rural District | Holderness |
| Hornsea Urban District | Holderness |
| Howden Rural District | Boothferry (Humberside) |
| Norton Rural District | Ryedale (North Yorkshire) |
| Norton Urban District | Ryedale |
| Pocklington Rural District | North Wolds |
| Withernsea Urban District | Holderness |
Kingston upon Hull and York were county boroughs.
Yorkshire, North Riding edit
Yorkshire, West Riding edit
Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York were county boroughs.
See also edit
References edit
- Local Government Act 1972
- The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition Order) 1972 (SI 2039/1972)
- Charlwood and Horley Act 1974
- Administrative history of Rutland, visionofbritain.org.uk [1]
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