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Overton Rural District

Coordinates: 53°03′50″N 2°52′19″W / 53.064°N 2.872°W / 53.064; -2.872
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53°03′50″N 2°52′19″W / 53.064°N 2.872°W / 53.064; -2.872

Overton
Area
 • 191129,750 acres (120.4 km2)
 • 196129,749 acres (120.39 km2)
Population
 • 19015,057
 • 19714,698
History
 • Originrural sanitary district
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1953
 • Succeeded byMaelor Rural District
Statusrural district
GovernmentOverton Rural District Council (1894–1953)
Maelor Rural District Council (1953–1974)
 • HQOverton
Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil parishes

Overton Rural District was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 which created numerous administrative areas around the country. The district was located in an exclave of Flintshire known as English Maelor, surrounded by Cheshire, Denbighshire and Shropshire.

It consisted of eleven civil parishes:

Overton Rural District was renamed Maelor Rural District in 1953.

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