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Urmston Urban District

Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894History of LancashireHistory of TraffordLocal government in Trafford
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Urmston Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England which covered the modern-day district of Urmston. The Urban District was created by the Local Government Act 1894. In 1974 Urmston Urban District was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its former area transferred to the new county of Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford.

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Urmston Urban District
Westbourne Road, Trafford Davyhulme

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Westbourne Road 17
M41 0TR Trafford, Davyhulme
England, United Kingdom
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