Municipal Borough of Colchester

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Colchester was the organ of local government for Colchester, in Essex, England. It was established in 1835 by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. [1] The "Mayor and Commonalty of the Borough of Colchester" was reformed as a municipal borough. On 1 April 1974 it was abolished to form the non-metropolitan district of Colchester. [2]

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References

  1. Baggs, A P; Board, Beryl; Crummy, Philip; Dove, Claude; Durgan, Shirley; Goose, N R; Pugh, R B; Studd, Pamela; Thornton, C C (1994). Cooper, Janet; Elrington, C R (eds.). "Modern Colchester: Political history". A History of the County of Essex. London: Victoria County History. 9: 208–221.
  2. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 October 2023.