Skegby was a
rural district
A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales
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in
Nottinghamshire
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,
England
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from 1894 to 1935.
It was created under the
Local Government Act 1894 based on that part of the
Mansfield rural sanitary district which was in Nottinghamshire (the rest becoming
Blackwell Rural District in
Derbyshire). It consisted of the parishes of
Blidworth,
Fulwood,
Haywood Oaks,
Lindhurst,
Skegby,
Sookholme and
Teversal.
In 1935 the district was abolished under a
County Review Order. Some urbanised parts went to
Warsop
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and
Sutton in Ashfield urban districts, with the rest going mainly to
Southwell Rural District and part to
Basford Rural District.
References
*http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/skegby/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071001043916/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10002734&c_id=10001043
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Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
Rural districts of Nottinghamshire