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| Kidsgrove Urban District |
| Geography |
| Status |
Urban district |
| 1911 area |
3,114 acres (12.60 km²) |
| 1961 area |
4,094 acres (16.57 km²) |
| History |
| Created |
1894 |
| Abolished |
1974 |
| Succeeded by |
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Demography |
| 1901 population |
8,320 |
| 1971 population |
22,189 |
Kidsgrove Urban District was an urban district in the county of Staffordshire. It was formed in 1894 with the civil parishs of Hardings Wood, Kidsgrove, Newchapel and Talke. It was abolished in 1974, by virture of the Local Government Act 1972, when it was absorbed into the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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