Boothferry (district)

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Boothferry
Boothferry district, Humberside.svg
Boothferry shown within Humberside
Area
 • 1974159,257 acres (644.49 km2) [1]
Population
 • 1973 [2] 55,240
 • 1992 [3] 64,800
History
 • Created1974
 • Abolished1996
 • Succeeded by East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire
Status Borough
 •  HQ Goole
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Boothferry was, from 1 April 1974 to 1 April 1996, a local government district within the non-metropolitan county of Humberside. The district is now split between the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.

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The district was formed from parts of three administrative counties: from the West Riding of Yorkshire came the former borough of Goole and Goole Rural District, from the East Riding of Yorkshire came Howden Rural District and from Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey came Isle of Axholme Rural District. On 28 April 1978 the district was granted borough status, becoming the Borough of Boothferry. [4]

Council's headquarters, Goole Goole, Bank Chambers - geograph.org.uk - 1881424.jpg
Council's headquarters, Goole

The district was named after the village of Boothferry, site of a bridge over the River Ouse, near the centre of the borough.

Alternative names considered by the merging councils were 'Five Districts, 'West Humberside' and 'Vermuyden'. [5]

The council established its headquarters at Bank Chambers in the centre of Goole.

Parishes

At abolition, the district consisted of the following civil parishes: [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 60. ISBN   0-11-750847-0.
  2. ↑ Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  3. ↑ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
  4. ↑ "Alteration in Status and Areas of Local Authorities for Period February 1978 – September 1978" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "'Boothferry' - new name for Commission's new district?". Epworth Bells, Crowle and Isle of Axholme Messenger. 8 December 1972. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995". Office of Public Sector Information. 1995. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

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