Chorley Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974.
Chorley Rural District | |
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Area | |
• 1911 | 39,988 |
• 1961 | 41,117 |
Population | |
• 1901 | 19,310 |
• 1961 | 28,567 |
History | |
• Origin | Sanitary district |
• Created | 1894 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Borough of Chorley |
Status | Rural district |
Government | |
• Motto | Latin: SPECTEMUR AGENDO (Let us be judged by our deeds)[1] |
The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to the Chorley Rural Sanitary District.[2][3] It comprised an area surrounding but did not include the Municipal Borough of Chorley.[2]
Under the Local Government Act 1972, the rural district was abolished in 1974 and its former area became part of the non-metropolitan Borough of Chorley.
The district consisted of twenty-two civil parishes:[2]
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