Municipal Borough of Chesterfield

For the town, see Chesterfield.
Chesterfield

Municipal Borough of Chesterfield shown within Derbyshire in 1970.
Area
  1911 2,643 acres (10.70 km2)
  1961 8,472 acres (34.28 km2)
Population
  1911 37,406
  1961 67,858
History
  Created 1835
  Abolished 1974
  Succeeded by Chesterfield
Status Municipal Borough
Government Chesterfield Borough Council

Chesterfield was a Municipal Borough in Derbyshire, England from 1835 to 1974.[1][2] It was formed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 from the Ancient borough of Chesterfield.

The borough was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with the Staveley Urban District and the Brimington civil parish of Chesterfield Rural District to form the new Chesterfield borough.

References

  1. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chesterfield Municipal Borough. Retrieved on 2016-03-10.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991

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