Chadderton Urban District
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| Chadderton Urban District | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Urban district |
| 1894 area | 3,082 acres |
| 1974 area | 3,014 acres |
| HQ | Chadderton Town Hall |
| History | |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Oldham |
| Demography | |
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| 1901 population | 24,892 |
| 1971 population | 32,450 |
Chadderton Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England. It was centred on the town of Chadderton.
It was created an urban district in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 and included the civil parish of Chadderton and the district of Hollinwood.
In 1974 Chadderton Urban District was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its former area transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.
[edit] References
- Local Government Act 1894
- Local Government Act 1972
