Medina, Isle of Wight

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Medina
Isle of Wight Medina district map 1974.svg
Area
 • 197428,949 acres (117.15 km2) [1]
Population
 • 1973 [2] 64,790
 • 1992 [3] 72,000
History
 • Created1974
 • Abolished1995
 • 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 61. ISBN   0-11-750847-0.
  2. ↑ Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  3. ↑ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
  4. ↑ "The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994". Office of Public Sector Information. 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

50°40′59″N1°32′24″W / 50.6830°N 1.5401°W / 50.6830; -1.5401


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