Belper Rural District

Belper

Belper Rural District shown within Derbyshire in 1970.
Area
  1911 50,357 acres (203.79 km2)
  1961 48,074 acres (194.55 km2)
Population
  1911 23,586
  1961 33,362
History
  Created 1894
  Abolished 1974
  Succeeded by Amber Valley
Status Rural district
Government Belper Rural District Council

Belper was a Rural 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 various other local government districts in eastern and central Derbyshire to form the new Amber Valley district.

References

  1. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Belper Rural District. Retrieved on 2016-03-10.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991

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