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In 1919 [[New Bradwell]] parish was added to the district. In 1927 Calverton, Stony Stratford East and Stony Stratford West were abolished as part of the ''Wolverton (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order'' and the Wolverton parish was extended to cover these areas. New Bradwell was abolished as part of a [[Local Government Act 1929|county review order]] in 1934 and the area of the urban district and civil parish of Wolverton became coterminous.
In 1919 [[New Bradwell]] parish was added to the district. In 1927 Calverton, Stony Stratford East and Stony Stratford West were abolished as part of the ''Wolverton (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order'' and the Wolverton parish was extended to cover these areas. New Bradwell was abolished as part of a [[Local Government Act 1929|county review order]] in 1934 and the area of the urban district and civil parish of Wolverton became coterminous.


Following the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the district was abolished in 1974. Its former area became part of the new Buckinghamshire District of (later independent Borough of) [[Borough of Milton Keynes|Milton Keynes]].
Following the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the district was abolished in 1974. Its former area became part of the new Buckinghamshire District of (later [[unitary authorities in England|unitary]] Borough of) [[Borough of Milton Keynes|Milton Keynes]].


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Revision as of 20:28, 19 August 2021

52°05′12″N 0°43′20″W / 52.0866°N 0.7222°W / 52.0866; -0.7222

Wolverton
(Stratford and Wolverton from 1894 to 1919)
Area
 • 19114,459 acres (18.0 km2)
 • 1931/19614,699 acres (19.0 km2)
Population
 • 191110,427
 • 193112,873
 • 196113,113
Density
 • 19112.3/acre
 • 19312.7/acre
 • 19612.8/acre
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
StatusRural district (until 1919)
Urban district (after 1919)

Stratford and Wolverton Rural District (1894–1919),[1] Stratford and Wolverton Urban District (1919–20)[2] and Wolverton Urban District (1920–1974)[3] were local government districts in Buckinghamshire, England, covering the town of Wolverton and its environs.

It was created as a rural district in 1894 and took over the responsibility for the parishes in Buckinghamshire that had been part of the disbanded Potterspury Rural Sanitary District. It was redesignated an urban district in 1919, and in 1920 it was renamed Wolverton.

It initially consisted of the following civil parishes:

In 1919 New Bradwell parish was added to the district. In 1927 Calverton, Stony Stratford East and Stony Stratford West were abolished as part of the Wolverton (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order and the Wolverton parish was extended to cover these areas. New Bradwell was abolished as part of a county review order in 1934 and the area of the urban district and civil parish of Wolverton became coterminous.

Following the Local Government Act 1972, the district was abolished in 1974. Its former area became part of the new Buckinghamshire District of (later unitary Borough of) Milton Keynes.

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