West Lancashire Rural District
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West Lancashire was a rural district
from 1894 to 1974 in Lancashire
, England. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10186675&c_id=10001043 It was created with other rural districts in 1894, based on the Ormskirk
rural sanitary district. It was expanded in 1932 by the abolition of the Sefton Rural District
.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
and the area was divided as follows:
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
from 1894 to 1974 in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10186675&c_id=10001043 It was created with other rural districts in 1894, based on the Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...
rural sanitary district. It was expanded in 1932 by the abolition of the Sefton Rural District
Sefton Rural District
Sefton was a rural district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1932.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on West Derby rural sanitary district...
.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
and the area was divided as follows:
- The parishes of AintreeAintreeAintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. It lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, about north of Liverpool city centre, in North West England....
, Ince BlundellInce BlundellInce Blundell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton on Merseyside, England but historically in Lancashire. It is situated to the north of Liverpool on the A565 road and to the east of the village of Hightown...
, MaghullMaghullMaghull is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. The town is located eight miles north of the City of Liverpool and south of Ormskirk in West Lancashire. The area of Moss Side also contains HM Prison Kennet and Ashworth Hospital. Maghull had a...
, MellingMelling, MerseysideMelling is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 2,810....
, NethertonNetherton, SeftonNetherton is a suburb of liverpool in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England.-Description:Situated in north Liverpool and north east of the centre of Bootle, Netherton is also north of Litherland and to the west of Aintree...
, SeftonSefton, SeftonSefton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. Located to the south west of Maghull and to the north east of Great Crosby, it is on the flood plain of the River Alt. The village is bisected by the B5422, Brickwall Lane, which cuts also through the...
and ThorntonThornton, SeftonThornton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Situated to the north east of Crosby, it is a residential area of semi-detached and detached housing which dates mainly from the 1930s. Many of the houses, particularly those around Edge Lane and Water Street,...
became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in MerseysideMerseysideMerseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
. - The parish of SimonswoodSimonswoodSimonswood is a civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. At the 2001 Census, the population was 130.It was originally a township associated with the parish of Walton on the Hill, and became a separate civil parish in 1866....
became part of the Metropolitan Borough of KnowsleyMetropolitan Borough of KnowsleyThe Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood and Cronton; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres...
in Merseyside. - The remainder of the former rural district became part of the new district of West LancashireWest LancashireWest Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale....
in Lancashire.