Municipal Borough of Louth

For the town, see Louth, Lincolnshire.
Louth

Municipal Borough of Louth shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970.
Area
 • 1911 2,749 acres (11.12 km2)
 • 1961 2,816 acres (11.40 km2)
Population
 • 1911 9,880
 • 1961 11,564
History
 • Created 1835
 • Abolished 1974
 • Succeeded by East Lindsey
Status Municipal borough
Government

Louth Borough Council

 • HQ Louth

Louth was a Municipal Borough in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1835 to 1974.[1][2] It was formed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 from the Ancient Borough of Louth.

The borough was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in the eastern part of Lindsey to form the new East Lindsey district.

References

  1. ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Louth MB. 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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