Standish-with-Langtree was, and to a limited extent remains, a local government district centred on Standish, Lancashire, in North West England.

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it was an ancient

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in the hundred of

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and county of

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...

. This unit was abolished in 1974 following the Local Government Act 1972,Standish-with-Langtree
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History

The township of Standish-with-Langtree was historically one of the ten administrative subdivisions of the

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of Standish. In 1861, the population of the whole parish was 10,410 with Standish-with-Langtree having 3,054 people. The township became a

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area in 1872 following the Local Government Act of 1858. It became an urban district of the

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of Lancashire, after the

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and is now an

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. In 1974 under Local Government Reorganisation Act the Urban District was absorbed into

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Today

The area is now represented by the Standish with Langtree ward, an

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of Wigan Metropolitan Borough. The population of the Ward, taken at the 2011 census was 12,182.

References

Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 History of Lancashire History of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Unparished areas in Greater Manchester Standish, Greater Manchester {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub