Medina | |
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Area | |
• 1974 | 28,949 acres (117.15 km2) [1] |
Population | |
• 1973 [2] | 64,790 |
• 1992 [3] | 72,000 |
History | |
• Created | 1974 |
• Abolished | 1995 |
• Succeeded by | Isle of Wight Council |
Status | non-metropolitan district, borough |
Government | |
• HQ | Newport |
• Motto | Floreat Medina (May Medina flourish) |
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Medina was a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough on the Isle of Wight in England from 1974 to 1995.
The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the municipal boroughs of Newport and Ryde along with the urban district of Cowes. It was one of two districts on the Island formed in 1974 - the other was South Wight.
"Medina" was an older name for Newport which has been preserved in the River Medina.
Following a review by the Local Government Commission for England, the borough was abolished on 1 April 1995, when a single Isle of Wight Council replaced the Isle of Wight County Council and the island's two district councils. [4]
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Coordinates: 50°40′59″N1°32′24″W / 50.6830°N 1.5401°W