Nantwich Rural District

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Nantwich RD within Cheshire in 1970 Nantwich Rural District, Cheshire (1970).svg
Nantwich RD within Cheshire in 1970

Nantwich Rural District was a division of Cheshire until 1974, when it merged with the Nantwich and Crewe urban districts to create the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich, which was itself abolished in 2009.

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