Chorley Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974.
| Chorley Rural District | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 39,988 |
| • 1961 | 41,117 |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 19,310 |
| • 1961 | 28,567 |
| History | |
| • Origin | Sanitary district |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Borough of Chorley |
| Status | Rural district |
| Government | |
| • Motto | Latin: SPECTEMUR AGENDO (Let us be judged by our deeds)[1] |
The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to the Chorley Rural Sanitary District.[2][3] It comprised an area surrounding but did not include the Municipal Borough of Chorley.[2]
Under the Local Government Act 1972, the rural district was abolished in 1974 and its former area became part of the non-metropolitan Borough of Chorley.
Parishes
editThe district consisted of twenty-two civil parishes:[2]
- Anderton
- Anglezarke
- Bretherton
- Brindle
- Charnock Richard
- Clayton-le-Woods
- Coppull
- Croston (from 1934)[4]
- Cuerdon
- Duxbury (until 1934)[5]
- Eccleston
- Euxton
- Heapey
- Heath Charnock
- Heskin
- Hoghton
- Mawdesley
- Rivington
- Ulnes Walton
- Welch Whittle (until 1934)[6]
- Wheelton
- Whittle-le-Woods
Notes
edit- ^ Young, Robert. "Pre-1974 Civic Heraldry of Lancashire". Civic Heraldry of England and Wales. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Chorley RD: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Chorley RSD: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Croston Urban District was abolished in 1934 and became a civil parish of the Chorley Rural District.
- ^ Duxbury was abolished in 1934 and two-thirds of its area became part the Municipal Borough of Chorley, with the other one-third became part of Coppull and Heath Charnock.
- ^ Also known as Welsh Whittle. It was abolished in 1934 and become part of Charnock Richard.
External links
edit- Boundary Map of Chorley RD (A Vision of Britain through Time)
- Chorley Rural District (The National Archives)