Carrick, Cornwall

Carrick (Cornish: Karrek) was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its council was based in Truro.

Carrick District

Population
  197371,430[1]
  200187,861[2]
History
  Origin
  Created1 April 1974
  Abolished1 April 2009
  Succeeded byCornwall unitary authority
StatusDistrict
ONS code15UC
GovernmentDistrict council
  HQTruro

Subdivisions
  TypeCivil parishes

The main centres of population, industry and commerce were the city of Truro and the towns of Falmouth/Penryn.

The district was created under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Truro, Falmouth and Penryn, and the Truro Rural District.

It was named after the Carrick Roads, an inlet near Falmouth that the rivers Percuil, Penryn and Fal drain into. The district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England on 1 April.

Parishes

Carrick comprised the following 27 parishes

References

  1. Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 38. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. "Census 2001: Carrick". Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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