Kerrier ( kw, Keryer) was a

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Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

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. It was the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly. Its council was based in Camborne (). Other towns in the district included Redruth and

Helston Helston ( kw, Hellys) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map she ...

. The district also contained the

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. ''Kerrier'' is named after one of the ancient administrative

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, Kerrier, which covered broadly the same area, but did not have a coast on the north. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the borough of Helston, the

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of Camborne-Redruth and Kerrier Rural District. On 25 July 2007,

Cornwall County Council Cornwall County Council ( kw, Konteth Konsel Kernow) was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall in south west England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 2009. History Cornwall County Counc ...

's bid for

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status was accepted by the government. Kerrier District Council was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of structural changes to local government in England. Cornish musician

Luke Vibert Luke Vibert (born 26 January 1973) is a British electronic musician and producer, also known for his work under several aliases such as Plug and Wagon Christ. Raised in Cornwall, Vibert began releasing projects in the 1990s across varied genre ...

has released a number of albums and singles under the

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Kerrier District, as a nod to New York musicians Metro Area and a tribute to the place where he grew up.

References

External links

Kerrier District Council website

Kerrier Local election results 2007

Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Kerrier District Council
{{Former non-metropolitan districts of England Districts of England established in 1974 English districts abolished in 2009 Former non-metropolitan districts of Cornwall

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