Horncastle Urban District Explained

Horncastle
Start:1894
End:1974
Map:
Horncastle Urban District shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970.
Populationfirst:3,900
Populationfirstyear:1911
Populationlast:3,771
Populationlastyear:1961
Areafirst:1421acres
Areafirstyear:1911
Arealast:1421acres
Arealastyear:1961
Government:Horncastle Urban District Council

Horncastle was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974.[1] [2] It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73).

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in the eastern part of Lindsey to form the new East Lindsey district.

Notes and References

  1. Horncastle UD . http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10173670. 2016-03-10.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991