County Borough of Oldham
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- For the modern day town of which this district comprised, see Oldham.
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Status: | County borough |
| HQ: | Old Town Hall |
| History | |
| Created: | 1889 |
| Abolished: | 1974 |
| Succeeded by: | Metropolitan Borough of Oldham |
| Area | |
| 1911: | 4,736 acres (19.2 km²) |
| 1961: | 6,392 acres (25.9 km²) |
| Population | |
| 1911: | 137,246 |
| 1971: | 105,922 |
The County Borough of Oldham was, from 1889 to 1974, a local government district centred on Oldham in the northwest of England.[1] It was alternatively known as Oldham County Borough and the County of Oldham.
The district was created by the Local Government Act 1888, with its boundaries based upon the earlier Municipal Borough of Oldham.
As part of the terms of any county borough in England, it was decided that to let the then Lancashire County Council have authority over Oldham would be impractical due to its large size, population and industry, and so the district was independent from the administrative county of Lancashire it would otherwise have been part of.
Neighbouring districts included Chadderton Urban District to the west, Crompton Urban District to the north, Lees Urban District to the east, Royton Urban District to the northwest, amoungst others.
The County Borough of Oldham was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its territory transferred to Greater Manchester to, for the most part, form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham (though a small amount of territory in the south was moved to Tameside).
[edit] References
- ^ A vision of Oldham CB/MB, visionofbritain.org.uk. URL accessed February 20, 2007.
[edit] External links
- A vision of Oldham CB/MB, visionofbritain.org.uk.
