Gainsborough Urban District

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Gainsborough
Gainsborough Urban District, Lindsey (1970).svg
Gainsborough Urban District shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970.
Area
  19112,406 acres (9.74 km2)
  19612,406 acres (9.74 km2)
Population
  191120,587
  196117,278
History
  Created1894
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded by West Lindsey
Status Urban District
GovernmentGainsborough Urban District Council
   HQ Gainsborough

Gainsborough was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974. [1] [2] It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in the western part of Lindsey to form the new West Lindsey district.

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References

  1. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Gainsborough UD . Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991