Market Rasen Urban District

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Market Rasen
Market Rasen Urban District, Lindsey (1970).svg
Market Rasen Urban District shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970.
Area
  1911976 acres (3.95 km2)
  1961976 acres (3.95 km2)
Population
  19112,296
  19612,267
History
  Created1894
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded by West Lindsey
Status Urban District
GovernmentMarket Rasen Urban District Council
   HQ Market Rasen

Market Rasen was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 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 western part of Lindsey to form the new West Lindsey district.

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References

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