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Ampthill Urban District
The town of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England was administered as a Local board of health, Local Government District from 1893 to 1894 and an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), Urban District from 1894 to 1974. Prior to 1893 the town had formed part of the Ampthill Rural District, Ampthill Sanitary district, Rural Sanitary District, which had been created in 1875 covering the same area as the Ampthill Poor law union, Poor Law Union. On 18 February 1893 a Local Government District was established for the town, covering the whole parish of Ampthill, removing it from the Ampthill Rural Sanitary District. The first meeting of the new Local Board was held on 14 April 1893 at the town's courthouse on Church Street. Under the Local Government Act 1894, Local Government Districts became Urban Districts from 31 December 1894. Premises The council did not have purpose-built offices of its own. Until 1920 it generally held its meetings at the courthouse. A new fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban District (Great Britain And Ireland)
In England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected urban district council (UDC), which shared local government responsibilities with a county council. England and Wales In England and Wales, urban districts and rural districts were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) as subdivisions of administrative counties. 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. The district councils also had wider powers over local matters such as parks, cemeteries and local planning. An urban district usually contained a single parish, while a rural district might contain many. Urban districts were considered to have more problems with public health than rural areas, and so urban district councils had more funding and greater power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |