Tarvin Rural District

Tarvin was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. The district was named after the village of Tarvin, and saw considerable boundary changes throughout its life.[1]

Tarvin

Tarvin RD within Cheshire in 1970
Area
  191156,874 acres (230.16 km2)
  193156,871 acres (230.15 km2)
  196162,593 acres (253.30 km2)
Population
  190112,614
  193113,279
  197118,152
History
  OriginSanitary district
  Created1894
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded byChester
StatusRural district
GovernmentTarvin Rural District Council
  HQTarvin House, Tower Wharf, Chester
Subdivisions
  TypeCivil parishes

Creation

The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to Tarvin Rural Sanitary District. It initially consisted of the following civil parishes:[2]

1936 boundary changes

In 1936 the boundaries of the rural district were substantially altered under a county review order. It lost large parts to Chester Rural District, but also absorbed most of the disbanded Malpas Rural District.

  • 10,746 acres (43.49 km2) (Aldford, Barrow, Buerton, Churton by Aldford, Churton Heath, Guilden Sutton, Huntington, Lea Newbold, Rowton, and Saighton) passed to Chester RD
  • 233 acres (0.94 km2) to Nantwich Rural District
  • 11 acres (0.045 km2) to Hoole Urban District
  • 16,712 acres (67.63 km2) were received from Malpas RD.[1][2]

The following parishes were added to the district:

Abolition

The Local Government Act 1972 completely reorganised council boundaries throughout England and Wales. On 1 April 1974 Tarvin Rural District was merged with the city and county borough of Chester and the Chester Rural District to form the new non-metropolitan district of Chester.[2]

References

  1. "Relationships / unit history of Tarvin RD". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  2. Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. Vol. II Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.

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