Neston Urban District

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Neston
Neston Town Hall 2018.jpg
Neston Town Hall in 2018. Now used by Neston Town Council.
Neston Urban District, Cheshire (1970).svg
Neston UD within Cheshire in 1970
Area
  19318,495 acres
  Coordinates 53°17′20″N3°04′26″W / 53.289°N 3.074°W / 53.289; -3.074 Coordinates: 53°17′20″N3°04′26″W / 53.289°N 3.074°W / 53.289; -3.074
Population
  19317,911
History
  Created1933 (as Neston UD)
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded by Ellesmere Port and Neston
Status urban district
   HQ Neston (Town Hall)

Neston Urban District was an urban district in Cheshire, England and previously known as Neston and Parkgate Urban District (1894-1933). [1] It was the local authority for Neston and Parkgate, in the south-west of the Wirral Peninsula.

Several civil parishes of the disbanded Wirral Rural District were added in 1933. These were: Ness and parts of Burton, Eastham, Puddington, Raby, Thornton Hough and Willaston. [2]

Neston Town Hall was built in 1889 for Neston and Parkgate Local Board. On the formation of the urban district it was used as the council's headquarters until 1974. Since its abolition, the town hall has remained in community use and is available for hire. The building has been extensively refurbished and is now also used by Neston Town Council. [3]

On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the urban district was abolished and its area absorbed into the Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston.

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References

  1. "Neston and Parkgate UD". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Neston UD". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Neston Town Hall". Neston Town Council. Retrieved 5 October 2020.