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Malvern Hills District (1974–1998)
Malvern Hills is a former non-metropolitan district of Hereford and Worcester, England from 1974 to 1998. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, which also merged the former administrative county, administrative counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire into a new county of Hereford and Worcester. The new district covered the area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: *Bromyard Rural District *Ledbury Rural District *Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern Urban district (England and Wales), Urban District *Martley Rural District *Upton upon Severn Rural District The Bromyard and Ledbury rural districts had been part of Herefordshire prior to the 1974 reforms; the other three had been in Worcestershire. The district was named Malvern Hills after the range of hills which ran through the centre of the district. Malvern Hills was one of two districts created in Hereford and Worcester which straddled the old cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-metropolitan District
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of Districts of England, local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status are known as ''boroughs'', able to appoint a Mayors in England, mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties, for example Cornwall, now have no sub-divisions so are a single non-metropolitan district. Typically, a district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However, districts are diverse, with some being mostly urban (such as Dartford) and others more polycentric (such as Thurrock). Structure Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |