Queenborough-in-Sheppey

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Queenborough-in-Sheppey
Queenborough Creek.jpg
Population
 • 197131,590
History
 • Created1968
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded by Swale
Status Municipal borough and civil parish

Queenborough-in-Sheppey was a municipal borough in Kent, England from 1968 to 1974. [1] It contained the parish of Queenborough in Sheppey. It was created on 1 April 1968 by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Queenborough with Sheerness Urban District and Sheppey Rural District, and occupied the entire Isle of Sheppey. In 1971 it had a population of 31,590. [2] It incorporated the following parishes:

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On 1 April 1974, it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 to form Swale district. [3] The parish was also abolished. No successor parish was formed so it became unparished. [4] A charter trustees was formed to preserve the borough status of the former borough. [5] Queenborough and various parishes in the island now have independent parish and town councils again.

Mayors

Honorary Freemen of the Borough

References

  1. ↑ "Queenborough in Sheppey MB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District".
  2. ↑ "Population statistics Queenborough in Sheppey MB through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sheppey Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Charter Trustees". Hansard - UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

51°25′N0°44′E / 51.41°N 0.74°E / 51.41; 0.74

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