Alford Urban District

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Alford
Alford Urban District, Lindsey (1970).svg
Alford Urban District shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970
Area
  19111,138 acres (4.61 km2)
  19611,138 acres (4.61 km2)
Population
  19112,394
  19612,139
History
  Created1896
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded by East Lindsey
Status Urban District
GovernmentAlford Urban District Council
   HQ Alford

Alford was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1896 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 the eastern part of Lindsey to form the new East Lindsey district.

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References

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