Malvern Hills is a former non-metropolitan district of Hereford and Worcester, England from 1974 to 1998.
| Malvern Hills | |
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| History | |
| • Created | 1 April 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1 April 1998 |
| • Succeeded by | Malvern Hills, Herefordshire |
| Status | non-metropolitan district |
History
editThe district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, which also merged the former administrative counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire into a new county of Hereford and Worcester. The new district covered the area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[1]
- Bromyard Rural District
- Ledbury Rural District
- Malvern Urban District
- Martley Rural District
- Upton upon Severn Rural District
The Bromyard and Ledbury rural districts had been part of Herefordshire prior to the 1974 reforms; the other three had been in Worcestershire.[2] The district was named Malvern Hills after the range of hills which ran through the centre of the district.[3] Malvern Hills was one of two districts created in Hereford and Worcester which straddled the old county boundary, the other being Leominster district, created from five Herefordshire districts plus the Tenbury Rural District from Worcestershire.[1]
On 1 April 1998 the district was abolished to form Malvern Hills district in Worcestershire and Herefordshire district in Herefordshire.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 31 May 2023
- ^ "Worcestershire: Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1972". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
- ^ "The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2024.