Lathom and Burscough Urban District

Coordinates: 53°35′24″N 2°48′25″W / 53.590°N 2.807°W / 53.590; -2.807

Lathom and Burscough
Area
  1911 13,660 acres (55.3 km2)
  1921 13,642 acres (55.21 km2)
Population
  1901 7,113
  1921 7,633
History
  Origin local government district
  Created 1894
  Abolished 1931
  Succeeded by Ormskirk Urban District
Status urban district
Government

Lathom and Burscough Urban District Council

  HQ Council Offices, Mill Lane, Lathom

Lathom and Burscough was an urban district in the county of Lancashire from 1894 to 1931. It constituted the civil parishes of Burscough and Lathom, and apart from these two villages also included Newburgh.

Lathom Local Government District was formed in 1872 when the parish of Lathom adopted the Local Government Act 1858, and a local board was formed to govern the area.[1] In February 1894 the parish of Burscough was added to the local board's area. The area of the local board was subsequently reconstituted as an urban district by the Local Government Act 1894 as Lathom and Burscough, and an elected urban district council replaced the local board.[2]

In 1931, the Lathom and Burscough Urban District was abolished under a County Review Order, and its area added to an enlarged Ormskirk Urban District.[2][3]

References

  1. "Townships: Lathom". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3. 1907. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  2. 1 2 Frederic A Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England
  3. The Lathom and Burscough and Ormskirk Amalgamation Order 1931 (Ministry of Health Order No. 75239)

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