Ripley Urban District

For the town, see Ripley, Derbyshire.
Ripley
Area
  1911 2,815 acres (11.39 km2)
  1961 5,415 acres (21.91 km2)
Population
  1911 11,848
  1961 17,617
History
  Created 1894
  Abolished 1974
  Succeeded by Amber Valley
Status Urban District
Government

Ripley Urban District Council

  HQ Ripley

Ripley was an Urban District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.[1][2] It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with the Alfreton, Belper and Heanor Urban Districts and the Belper Rural District to form the new Amber Valley district.[3]

References

  1. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ripley Urban District. Retrieved on 2016-06-05.
  2. F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991
  3. The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 (SI 1972/2039)

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