Belper Rural District Explained

Belper
Start:1894
End:1974
Map:
Belper Rural District shown within Derbyshire in 1970.
Populationfirst:23,586
Populationfirstyear:1911
Populationlast:33,362
Populationlastyear:1961
Areafirst:50357acres
Areafirstyear:1911
Arealast:48074acres
Arealastyear:1961
Government:Belper Rural District Council

Belper was a Rural 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 eastern and central Derbyshire to form the new Amber Valley district.

Notes and References

  1. Belper Rural District . http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10074680. 2016-03-10.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991