Overton Rural District Explained

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Overton
Hq:Overton
Government:Overton Rural District Council (1894 - 1953)
Maelor Rural District Council (1953 - 1974)
Origin:rural sanitary district
Status:rural district
Start:1894
End:1953
Replace:Maelor Rural District
Divisions:Civil parishes
Populationfirst:5,057
Populationfirstyear:1901
Areafirst:29750acres
Areafirstyear:1911
Populationsecond:4,698
Populationsecondyear:1971
Areasecond:29749acres
Areasecondyear:1961

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.