Christchurch (District)
| District Christchurch | |
|---|---|
 Location in Dorset |
|
| status | District |
| region | South West England |
| Administration County | Dorset |
| Administrative headquarters | Christchurch |
| surface | 51.7 km² |
| Residents | 49,600 (2017) |
| ONS code | 19UC |
| GSS code | E07000048 |
| founding | April 1, 1974 |
| resolution | March 31, 2019 |
Christchurch was a district ( English district ) in the English county of Dorset with the title of a borough . The administrative seat was the city of Christchurch .
Christchurch was formed with the entry into force of the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Christchurch with areas of the Rural District Ringwood and Fordingbridge : the parish ( Parish ) Hurn and parts of Christchurch East and Sopley; in addition, the district, the area of which had previously belonged to the county of Hampshire , moved to Dorset. At the same time, the district was awarded the title of borough.
Due to an ordinance issued in May 2018, Christchurch was merged with the north-west adjacent Unitary Authority Bournemouth and Poole to form the new UA Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on April 1, 2019 . The Christchurch Council had sued this merger, but was unsuccessful.
Within the district there were two parishes, Hurn in the north and Burton in the northwest, both in the sparsely populated areas. The more densely populated urban area with Christchurch itself was an unparished area . This means that there was no parish council here either, the tasks assigned to the parishes were carried out by the district administration.
Web links
- Christchurch District at Vision of Britain (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information on location and area on the UK government's data server, accessed on April 10, 2019.
- ↑ Information on the official labor market statistics on the website of the NOMIS database operated by the Office for National Statistics , accessed on April 10, 2019 (English)
- ↑ The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972, Section 12 of the UK Government's Legislative Server, accessed April 5, 2019. (English)
- ^ District Councils and Boroughs. Reply of the Minister of Planning and Local Government, John Silkin , to an inquiry made by MP Alan Beith in the House of Commons on March 28, 1974 at Hansard , accessed April 5, 2019. (English)
- ↑ The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 on the UK Government's Legislative Server, accessed April 9, 2019.
- ↑ Christchurch appeal bid refused over council merger. BBC , August 10, 2018, accessed April 10, 2019
Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 47 ′ W