Ripley Urban District Explained

Ripley
Start:1894
End:1974
Populationfirst:11,848
Populationfirstyear:1911
Populationlast:17,617
Populationlastyear:1961
Areafirst:2815acres
Areafirstyear:1911
Arealast:5415acres
Arealastyear:1961
Government:Ripley Urban District Council

Ripley 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 the Alfreton, Belper and Heanor Urban Districts and the Belper Rural District to form the new Amber Valley district.[3]

References

53.367°N -2.007°W

Notes and References

  1. Ripley Urban District . http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10109334 . 2016-06-05.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991
  3. [wikisource:The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972]