Barton upon Irwell Rural District

Barton upon Irwell
Geography
Status Rural district
1911 area 6,793 acres (27.49 km2)
1921 area 6,762 acres (27.36 km2)
1931 area 6,762 acres (27.36 km2)
HQ Patricroft
History
Origin Barton upon Irwell Rural Sanitary District
Created 1894
Abolished 1933
Succeeded by Municipal Borough of Eccles, Kearsley Urban District, Stretford Urban District, Urmston Urban District
Demography
1901 population 8,068
1921 population 10,110
1931 population 15,712
Politics
Governance Barton upon Irwell Rural District Council
Subdivisions
Type civil parishes

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

Contents

History

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

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

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

  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. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10199219&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 
  3. ^ "Relationships / unit history of Barton upon Irwell". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10199219&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 2008-08-17.