Chesterton Rural District
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Chesterton was a rural district
in Cambridgeshire
, England
from 1894 to 1974.
It was formed in 1894 as a successor to the Chesterton
rural sanitary district. In 1934, under a County Review Order
, its boundaries were altered, taking in the disbanded Swavesey Rural District
and part of the disbanded Caxton and Arrington Rural District. It also ceded an area to the borough of Cambridge
.
In 1965 it became part of the new administrative county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
, and merged with the South Cambridgeshire Rural District
to form a new South Cambridgeshire
district.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from 1894 to 1974.
It was formed in 1894 as a successor to the Chesterton
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
Chesterton is a suburb in the northeast corner of Cambridge, England.It is also the name of two electoral wards in the city...
rural sanitary district. In 1934, under a County Review Order
Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
, its boundaries were altered, taking in the disbanded Swavesey Rural District
Swavesey Rural District
Swavesey was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England from 1894 to 1934.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the St Ives rural sanitary district which was in Cambridgeshire ....
and part of the disbanded Caxton and Arrington Rural District. It also ceded an area to the borough of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
.
In 1965 it became part of the new administrative county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, and merged with the South Cambridgeshire Rural District
South Cambridgeshire Rural District
South Cambridgeshire was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England from 1934 to 1974.It was formed in 1934 under a County Review Order. It was formed by merger of Linton Rural District and Melbourn Rural District and part of Caxton and Arrington Rural District.In 1965 it became part of the new...
to form a new South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire is a mostly rural local government district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District. It surrounds the city of Cambridge, which is administered separately from the district by...
district.