New Mills Urban District

New Mills was an Urban District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.[1][2] It was created under the Local Government Act 1894. The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with the Buxton and Glossop Municipal Boroughs, the Whaley Bridge Urban District and the Chapel en le Frith and Tintwistle Rural Districts to form the new High Peak district.[3]

New Mills
Coat of arms

New Mills UD within Derbyshire in 1970
Area
  19115,204 acres (21.06 km2)
  19615,244 acres (21.22 km2)
Population
  19118,998
  19618,514
History
  Created1894
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded byHigh Peak
StatusUrban District
GovernmentNew Mills Urban District Council
  HQNew Mills

References

  1. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, New Mills Urban District. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991
  3. The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 (SI 1972/2039)

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