List of former administrative divisions in Cornwall

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This is a list of former administrative divisions in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Former district councils[edit]

Map of Cornwall showing the districts established in 1974: 1 - Penwith; 2 - Kerrier; 3 - Carrick; 4 - Restormel; 5 - Caradon; 6 - North Cornwall

Former urban/rural districts and municipal boroughs[edit]

Municipal boroughs existed from 1835 and urban and rural districts existed from 1894 as the middle level of local government. Urban and rural districts were created through the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) to provide administration as a subdivision of administrative counties; civil parishes within the districts formed the lowest level of local government. Elected municipal boroughs were created under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, but had their roots from mediaeval times, established as municipal corporations.[1]

These were all abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, to form the new non-metropolitan districts, six in Cornwall. Although districts and boroughs were created and abolished between these periods, as well as undergoing boundary changes after various reviews.[2] This is a list of all the districts and boroughs that existed between these times.[3]

District Creation date Abolition date Notes
Bodmin Municipal Borough 1835 1974
Bodmin Rural District 1894 1934 Abolished to create Wadebridge Rural District as well as enlarging others
Bude-Stratton Urban District 1900 1974
Callington Urban District 1901 1934
Calstock Rural District 1894 1934
Camborne Urban District 1894 1934 Abolished to create Camborne–Redruth Urban District
Camborne–Redruth Urban District 1934 1974 Created from the abolition of Camborne Urban District, Helston Rural District, Redruth Rural District and Redruth Urban District
Camelford Rural District 1894 1974
East Kerrier Rural District 1894 1934 Abolished to create Kerrier Rural District and enlarge others
Falmouth Municipal Borough 1835 1974
Fowey Municipal Borough 1913 1968 Abolished to create St Austell with Fowey Municipal Borough
Hayle Urban District 1894 1934
Helston Municipal Borough 1835 1974
Helston Rural District 1894 1934 Abolished to create Camborne–Redruth Urban District and Kerrier Rural District and enlarging another
Holsworthy Rural District 1894 1934 (Cornwall) Was in both counties of Cornwall and Devon, but after the single North Tamerton civil parish was transferred to Stratton Rural District in 1934 it fell fully within Devon. The district in Devon was abolished in 1974[4]
Isles of Scilly Rural District 1890 1974 Unitary authority
Kerrier Rural District 1934 1974 Created from the abolition of East Kerrier Rural District, Helston Rural District and Redruth Rural District
Launceston Municipal Borough 1835 1974
Launceston Rural District 1894 1974
Liskeard Municipal Borough 1835 1974
Liskeard Rural District 1894 1974
Looe Urban District 1898 1974
Lostwithiel Municipal Borough 1885 1968 Abolished to create enlarged St Austell Rural District
Ludgvan Urban District 1894 1934
Madron Urban District 1894 1934
Newquay Urban District 1894 1974
Padstow Urban District 1894 1968 Abolished to create enlarged Wadebridge Rural District
Paul Urban District 1894 1934 Abolished to enlarge Penzance Municipal Borough and West Penwith Rural District
Penryn Municipal Borough 1835 1974
Penzance Municipal Borough 1835 1974
Phillack Urban District 1894 1934
Redruth Rural District 1894 1934 Abolished to create Camborne–Redruth Urban District and Kerrier Rural District and enlarge others
Redruth Urban District 1894 1934 Abolished to create Camborne–Redruth Urban District
Saltash Municipal Borough 1885 1974
St Austell Rural District 1894 1974
St Austell with Fowey Municipal Borough 1968 1974 Created from the abolition of Fowey Municipal Borough and St Austell Urban District
St Columb Major Rural District 1894 1934 Abolished to create Wadebridge Rural District and enlarge others
St Germans Rural District 1894 1974
St Ives Municipal Borough 1835 1974
St Just Urban District 1897 1974
Stratton Rural District 1894 1974
Torpoint Urban District 1904 1974
Truro Municipal Borough 1835 1974
Truro Rural District 1894 1974
Wadebridge and Padstow Rural District 1968 1974 Created from the abolition of Padstow Urban District and Wadebridge Rural District
Wadebridge Rural District 1934 1968 Created from the abolition of Bodmin Rural District, St Columb Major Rural District and Wadebridge Urban District. Abolished to create Wadebridge and Padstow Rural District
Wadebridge Urban District 1898 1934 Abolished to create Wadebridge Rural District
West Penwith Rural District 1894 1974

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Albert Shaw, Municipal Government in Great Britain, in Political Science Quarterly, Vol4, No.2, June 1889, pp. 197-229
  2. ^ "Local Government Act 1929 (County Reviews): Written Answers (Commons) vol 317 c1912". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 19 November 1936. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Holsworthy Rural District (Devon)". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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