Barton upon Irwell Rural District

53°31′26″N 2°19′13″W / 53.524°N 2.3204°W / 53.524; -2.3204

Barton upon Irwell
Area
 • 19116,793 acres (27.49 km2)
 • 19216,762 acres (27.36 km2)
 • 19316,762 acres (27.36 km2)
Population
 • 19018,068
 • 192110,110
 • 193115,712
History
 • OriginBarton upon Irwell Rural Sanitary District
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1933
 • Succeeded byMunicipal Borough of Eccles, Kearsley Urban District, Stretford Urban District, Urmston Urban District
StatusRural district
GovernmentBarton upon Irwell Rural District Council
 • HQPatricroft
Subdivisions
 • Typecivil parishes

Barton-upon-Irwell was, from 1894 to 1933, a rural district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.

History

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The rural district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to Barton-upon-Irwell Rural Sanitary District, formed in 1875. In 1920 the boundary of the district was adjusted to reflect a change in county boundaries, and it exchanged areas with Bucklow Rural District, Cheshire.[1]

Civil parishes and boundaries

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The rural district consisted of four civil parishes:[1]

The district formed two distinct areas: to the south the parishes of Barton Moss, Davyhulme and Flixton were surrounded to the north by Worsley Urban District and the Borough of Eccles; to the east by the County Borough of Salford; to the south by Urmston Urban District and by the boundary with Cheshire and to the west by Irlam Urban District. The parish of Clifton was a detached exclave to the north adjacent to the urban districts of Kearsley and Swinton and Pendlebury.[2]

Abolition

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The rural district was abolished on 1 April 1933. Two county review orders: the Lancashire (Manchester and district) Review Order and the Lancashire (Southern Areas) Review Order transferred the district's area to four neighbouring towns: Barton Moss passed to the Borough of Eccles, Clifton to Kearsley Urban District, Davyhulme to Stretford Urban District and Flixton to Urmston Urban District.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II: Northern England, London, 1991
  2. ^ "Barton upon Irwell RD: Historical Boundaries". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 17 August 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Relationships / unit history of Barton upon Irwell". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2008.