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from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the

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based on the

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rural sanitary district. In 1934, under a

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, it took in the disbanded

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. It was abolished in 1974 under the

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, and went on to form part of the Wrekin district. Since 1998 this has been a unitary authority under the name 'Telford and Wrekin' ( Telford being the

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now at the centre of the district).

References

*http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10087650&c_id=10001043 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 History of Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Rural districts of England