| Urban district | |
|---|---|
| Category | Local government district |
| Location | England and Wales and Ireland |
| Found in | Administrative county |
| Created by | Local Government Act 1894 |
| Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 | |
| Created |   1894 |
 1899 | |
| Abolished by | Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 |
| Local Government Act 1972 | |
| Local Government Act 2001 | |
| Abolished |  1973 |
| 1974 | |
| 2002 | |
| Government | Urban district council |
| Subdivisions | Civil parish |
In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world An administrative county was an Administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of Local government. The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict c 73 created a system of Urban districts and Rural districts with elected councils in all areas of England The Local Government (Ireland Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict c 37 is a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Local Government (Boundaries Act (Northern Ireland 1971 was an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, passed in 1971 to replace the previous system The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales The Local Government Act 2001 (No37 of 2001 was enacted by the Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland on 21 July 2001. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. Urbanizationn (also spelled urbanisation) is the physical growth of Urban areas into rural or natural land as a result of population in-migration to an existing Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council (UDC), which shared local government responsibilities with a county council. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County.
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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. History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception Rural districts were a type of Local government area &ndash now superseded &ndash established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict c 73 created a system of Urban districts and Rural districts with elected councils in all areas of England An administrative county was an Administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of Local government. [1]
They replaced the earlier system of Urban and Rural sanitary districts (based on poor law unions) the functions of which were taken over by the district councils. Sanitary Districts were established in England and Wales in 1875 and in Ireland in 1878. A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century The district councils also had wider powers over local matters such as parks, cemeteries and local planning. [2] The defining difference between an urban district and a rural district was that an urban district contained a single parish, while a rural district may contain many. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Urban districts were considered to have more problems with public health than rural areas, and so urban district councils had more funding, and powers than their corresponding rural districts. Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society organisations [1]
Urban districts usually covered smaller towns, usually with populations of less than 30,000. Originally there were 1013 urban districts. Under the Local Government Act 1929 206 urban districts were abolished. The Local Government Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo V c 17 made changes to poor law and local government in England and Wales Many were merged with surrounding rural districts, and so many urban districts often covered some rural areas as well. [1] Larger towns became municipal boroughs (already created, in 1835 under the Municipal Reform Act 1835) which had a slightly higher status, and the right to appoint a mayor. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Wm IV c76 - sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act - required members of town councils ( Municipal corporations
All urban districts in England and Wales were abolished in 1974, (by the Local Government Act 1972) and replaced with a uniform system of larger districts, which usually covered both urban and rural areas. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Many parish councils were created for towns previously covered by urban districts. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government.
See List of rural and urban districts in England and List of rural and urban districts in Wales for lists of the remaining urban districts that were abolished in 1974. 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 This is a list of the Municipal boroughs Urban districts and Rural districts in Wales immediately prior to the coming into force of the Local Government
Ireland
In Ireland urban districts were created in 1898 by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Local Government (Ireland Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict c 37 is a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom In what is now the Republic of Ireland they continued to exist but were renamed simply 'towns' under the Local Government Act 2001. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The Local Government Act 2001 (No37 of 2001 was enacted by the Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland on 21 July 2001. The corresponding rural districts were abolished long ago. Rural districts were a type of Local government area &ndash now superseded &ndash established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and
In Northern Ireland, they were abolished in 1973, and replaced with a system of unitary districts. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes
See also: List of rural and urban districts in Northern Ireland
References
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