Bakewell Urban District Explained

Bakewell
Start:1894
End:1974
Map:
Bakewell Urban District shown within Derbyshire in 1970.
Populationfirst:3,078
Populationfirstyear:1911
Populationlast:3,606
Populationlastyear:1961
Areafirst:3061acres
Areafirstyear:1911
Arealast:3061acres
Arealastyear:1961
Government:Bakewell Urban District Council

Bakewell 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 various other local government districts in western Derbyshire to form the new West Derbyshire district.

References

53.213°N -1.6759°W

Notes and References

  1. Bakewell Urban District . http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10198975. 2016-03-10.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991