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Hale Urban District | |
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History | |
• Created | 1900 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Trafford |
Status | Urban district |
Hale Urban District was, from 1900 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England which covered the town of Hale and the village of Hale Barns. [1] [2]
The Urban District was created under the terms of the Local Government Act 1894. In 1974, Hale Urban District was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its area transferred to the new county of Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford.
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