St Thomas the Apostle Urban District

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St Thomas the Apostle Urban District
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History
  Created1894
  Abolished1900
StatusFormer urban district

The St Thomas the Apostle Urban District was an urban district in Devon, England. It was created in 1894 and absorbed into the municipal borough of Exeter in 1900. [1]

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References

  1. "The Discovery Service". The National Archives . Retrieved 26 April 2024.

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