Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District
Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District | |
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Area | |
• 1901 | 20,005 acres (80.96 km2) |
• 1961 | 40,017 acres (161.94 km2) |
Population | |
• 1901 | 6,513 |
• 1971 | 20,691 |
History | |
• Created | 1894 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme |
Status | Rural district |
Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District was a rural district in the county of Staffordshire. It was formed in 1894 with the civil parishes of Ashley, Audley Rural, Balterley, Betley, , Clayton, Keele, Madeley, Maer, Mucklestone, and Whitmore. It was abolished in 1974, by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972, when it was absorbed into the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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Coordinates: 52°58′N 2°20′W / 52.96°N 2.34°W
Categories:
- Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
- History of Staffordshire
- Local government in Staffordshire
- Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
- Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
- Rural districts of England
- Staffordshire geography stubs