Matlock Urban District

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Matlock
Area
  19114,205 acres (17.02 km2)
  19214,205 acres (17.02 km2)
Population
  19015,979
  19217,060
History
  Created1894
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded by West Derbyshire
Status Urban District
GovernmentMatlock Urban District Council
   HQ Matlock

Matlock was an Urban District in Derbyshire, 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 the Ashbourne, Bakewell and Wirksworth Urban Districts and the Ashbourne and Bakewell Rural Districts to form the new West Derbyshire district. [3]

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References

  1. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Matlock Urban District . Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991
  3. The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 (SI 1972/2039)

Coordinates: 53°08′N1°33′W / 53.14°N 1.55°W / 53.14; -1.55