The following is a list of towns in England and Wales which formed urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 in the years following its introduction. For districts formed when the act came into force see: Urban districts formed in England and Wales 1894–95 . Note for table: 'UD' stands for Urban District , 'RD' stands for Rural District , 'MB' stands for Municipal Borough and 'CB' stands for County Borough .
6-686: Hoylake Urban District was an urban district in Cheshire , England. It was formerly known as West Kirby and Hoylake Urban District (1894–97), then Hoylake and West Kirby Urban District (1897–1933). It was the local authority for the towns of Hoylake and West Kirby , in the north-west of the Wirral Peninsula . Several civil parishes of the disbanded Wirral Rural District were added in 1933. These were: Caldy , Frankby , Grange , Greasby and part of Saughall Massie . In 1898 Hoylake Town Hall opened on Market Street, Hoylake . After
12-436: The 1910s twenty-one urban districts were formed and forty-one abolished, a net decrease of 20, bringing the total number of urban districts to 798. Urban District County Created Abolished Successor(s) In the 1920s twenty-five urban districts were formed and thirty-nine abolished, a net decrease of 14, bringing the total number of urban districts to 784. Urban District County Created Abolished Successor(s) In
18-540: The 1930s forty-one urban districts were formed and two hundred fifty-three abolished, a net decrease of 212, bringing the total number of urban districts to 572. This was largely due to the County review orders instigated by the Local Government Act 1929 . Urban District County Created Abolished Successor(s) From 1940 until their abolition in 1974, there were only six more urban districts formed and
24-502: The abolition of the local authority, the building was retained for community use. As of 2024 it is being redeveloped as part of The Beacon project, consisting of apartments, retail units, an arts centre and cinema. The coat of arms of Hoylake were granted on 1 November 1960 and included two golf clubs on the shield, representing the Royal Liverpool Golf Club . On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 ,
30-456: The period 1896-99 sixty urban districts were formed and twenty-two abolished, a net increase of 38, bringing the total number of urban districts to 813. Urban District County Created Abolished Successor(s) In the 1900s forty-six urban districts were formed and forty-one abolished, a net increase of 5, bringing the total number of urban districts to an all-time high of 818. Urban District County Created Abolished Successor(s) In
36-535: The urban district was abolished and its area absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral of the metropolitan county of Merseyside . This Cheshire location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Merseyside location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of urban districts formed in England and Wales 1896%E2%80%931974 In
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