External links
- Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Maelor Rural District . Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Overton Rural District . Retrieved 2008-01-22.
| Overton / Maelor | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 29,750 acres (120.4 km2) |
| • 1961 | 29,749 acres (120.39 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 5,057 |
| • 1971 | 4,698 |
| History | |
| • Origin | rural sanitary district |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Wrexham Maelor |
| Status | rural district |
| Government | Overton Rural District Council (1894–1953) Maelor Rural District Council (1953–1974) |
| • HQ | Overton |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Civil parishes |
Maelor was a rural district in the administrative county of Flintshire, Wales, from 1894 to 1974. The area approximated to the hundred of Maelor or English Maelor (Welsh : Maelor Saesneg), and was notable for forming a detached part of the county, surrounded by Cheshire, Denbighshire and Shropshire. The administrative centre was located at Overton.
The district was formed as Overton Rural District by the Local Government Act 1894 from the Flintshire parishes of Ellesmere, Whitchurch and Wrexham Rural Sanitary Districts. It was renamed as Maelor Rural District in 1953. It consisted of eleven civil parishes:
The district was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, when it was merged into Wrexham Maelor, one of six districts of the new County of Clwyd.
Until 1974, Flintshire, also known as the County of Flint, was an administrative county in the north-east of Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.
Until 1974, Denbighshire, or the County of Denbigh, was an administrative county in the north of Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was a maritime county, that was bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
The Maelor is an area of north-east Wales along the border with England. It is now entirely part of Wrexham County Borough. The name Maelor is an old Welsh word: it can be translated as "land of the prince", from mael ("prince") and llawr.
Maelor Saesneg, also known as English Maelor, comprises one half of the Maelor region on the Welsh side of the Wales-England border, being the area of the Maelor east of the River Dee. The region has changed counties several times, previously being part of Cheshire and later a detached portion of Flintshire. The area is currently in Wales, despite its name, and administered as part of Wrexham County Borough.
Wrexham Maelor was a local government district with borough status, being one of six districts in the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales, from 1974 to 1996.
Overton or Overton-on-Dee is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated close to the Welsh-English border on the edge of an escarpment that winds its way around the course of the River Dee, from which Overton-on-Dee derives its name.
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Uwchaled was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire, Wales, from 1894 to 1935. The name denoted the upper reaches of the River Aled, and originated in the medieval cwmwd (commote) of Uwch Aled. The rural district was created by the Local Government Act 1894, and comprised the part of the existing Corwen Rural Sanitary District in Denbighshire.
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Holywell was a rural district in the administrative county of Flintshire, Wales, from 1894 to 1974.
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Hunslet was a rural district of the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding from 1894 to 1937.
Overton Rural District was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 which created numerous administrative areas around the country. The district was located in an exclave of Flintshire known as English Maelor, surrounded by Cheshire, Denbighshire and Shropshire.
Clay Cross was an Urban District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
Kearsley was, from 1865 to 1974, a local government district centred on the town of Kearsley in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.
Westhoughton was, from 1872 to 1974, a local government district centred on the town of Westhoughton in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.
Chorley Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974.
