| Wigan | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Rural district |
| 1911 area | 11,695 acres (47.33 km2) |
| 1961 area | 11,695 acres (47.33 km2) |
| HQ | Wigan |
| History | |
| Origin | Sanitary district |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, West Lancashire |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1901 population | 6,045 |
| 1971 population | 14,862 |
Wigan was a rural district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. It comprised an area to the north, but did not include the town Wigan.
The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to the Wigan Rural Sanitary District.[1] It consisted of six civil parishes: Dalton, Haigh, Parbold, Shevington, Worthington and Wrightington. The parish of Haigh was an exclave, separated from the rest of the district by Standish with Langtree Urban District.[2]
The rural district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. Its territory was split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, and the district of West Lancashire, with the parishes of Haigh, Shevington, and Worthington going to the former, and the others going to the latter.[1]
References
- ^ a b F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.II: Northern England
- ^ "Wigan RD: Historical Boundaries". A Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10027044&c_id=10001043. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
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