Marlow Urban District
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Marlow Urban District was a local government authority in the administrative county
of Buckinghamshire
, England
, between 1896 to 1974.
The urban district
had a single civil parish
called Marlow Urban
which comprised the town of Marlow. Between 1894 and 1896 Marlow had been part of Wycombe Rural District
. In 1974 Marlow UD was disbanded as a result of the Local Government Act 1972
and the town became part of Wycombe District Authority.
Administrative counties of England
Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 as the areas for which county councils were elected. Some large counties were divided into several administrative...
of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, between 1896 to 1974.
The urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
had a single civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
called Marlow Urban
Great Marlow
Great Marlow is a civil parish within Wycombe district in the English county of Buckinghamshire located north of the town of Marlow and south of High Wycombe. The parish includes the hamlets of Bovingdon Green, Burroughs Grove, Chisbridge Cross and Marlow Common, and Danesfield Base, a housing...
which comprised the town of Marlow. Between 1894 and 1896 Marlow had been part of Wycombe Rural District
Wycombe Rural District
Wycombe was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England.The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the disbanded Wycombe Rural Sanitary District. The district was named after, and based in, High Wycombe...
. In 1974 Marlow UD was disbanded as a result of the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
and the town became part of Wycombe District Authority.