Colne Valley Urban District

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Colne Valley
Urban district
Town Hall, Lewisham Road, Slaithwaite - geograph.org.uk - 880404.jpg
Slaithwaite Town Hall
Area
6,479 hectares (16,010 acres)
Population
  193922,766
  196121,298 [1]
History
  Created1 April 1937
  Abolished31 March 1974
  Succeeded by Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees
   HQ Slaithwaite
Contained within
  County Council West Riding
Colne Valley Urban District Map of boundary as of 1960

Colne Valley was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, between 1937 and 1974. It takes its name from the River Colne which rises above the town of Marsden and flows eastward towards Huddersfield.

Colne Valley Urban District was formed on 1 April 1937 following the abolition of many of the urban districts and reallocation of land surrounding Huddersfield and comprised the following former urban district areas: [2] [1]

Colne Valley UD was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees on 1 April 1974. No successor parish was created for the area, but its boundaries remain reflected in a ward of the same name on Kirklees Council.

The surrounding pre-1974 districts which now make up West Yorkshire West Yorkshire County.png
The surrounding pre-1974 districts which now make up West Yorkshire

References

  1. 1 2 "Colne Valley UD". A Vision of Britain Through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. "Colne Valley Urban District". Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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