Wirral Urban District
Coordinates: 53°18′56″N 3°02′37″W / 53.3155°N 3.0435°W
| Wirral | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| • Created | 1933 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Wirral |
| Status | urban district |
Wirral was an urban district in Cheshire, England from 1933 to 1974. It was created from part of the disbanded Wirral Rural District, and covered an area in the south-west of the Wirral Peninsula. The district covered the areas of Barnston, Gayton, Heswall cum Oldfield, Irby, Pensby and Thurstaston.
On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was abolished and its area formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral of the metropolitan county of Merseyside.
References
- Relationships/unit history of Wirral
- English Non-metropolitan Districts Order 1972
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