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Municipal Borough of Morecambe and Heysham

Coordinates: 54°03′14″N 2°53′06″W / 54.054°N 2.885°W / 54.054; -2.885
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54°03′14″N 2°53′06″W / 54.054°N 2.885°W / 54.054; -2.885

Municipal Borough of Morecambe and Heysham
Municipal borough
Population
 • 196140,228
History
 • Abolished31 March 1974
 • Succeeded byLancaster
Contained within
 • CountyLancashire

Morecambe and Heysham was a municipal borough in Lancashire, England. It was formed in 1928 by the merging of Morecambe Municipal Borough and Heysham Urban District, and abolished in 1974 when it was absorbed into the City of Lancaster local government district.[1][2][3] In 1961 it had a population of 40,228.[4]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Morecambe and Heysham MB through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Morecambe UD/MB through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Heysham UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Morecambe and Heysham MB/UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 June 2024.