Melton and Belvoir Rural District
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Melton and Belvoir Rural District was a rural district
of Leicestershire
, England
, from 1935 to 1974.
It was formed in 1935 from the merger of the Melton Mowbray Rural District and the Belvoir Rural District
, with part going to Melton Mowbray
urban district
also.
In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
the district merged with the Melton urban district to form the new non-metropolitan district
of Melton.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, 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...
, from 1935 to 1974.
It was formed in 1935 from the merger of the Melton Mowbray Rural District and the Belvoir Rural District
Belvoir Rural District
Belvoir was a rural district in Leicestershire, England from 1894 to 1935.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the Grantham Rural Sanitary District that was in Leicestershire...
, with part going to Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...
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....
also.
In 1974, under 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....
the district merged with the Melton urban district to form the new non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of Melton.