Horncastle Urban District

Horncastle was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974.[1][2] It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

Horncastle

Horncastle Urban District shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970.
Area
  19111,421 acres (5.75 km2)
  19611,421 acres (5.75 km2)
Population
  19113,900
  19613,771
History
  Created1894
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded byEast Lindsey
StatusUrban District
GovernmentHorncastle Urban District Council
  HQHorncastle

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in the eastern part of Lindsey to form the new East Lindsey district.

References

  1. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Horncastle UD. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991

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