Tarvin was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. The district was named after the village of Tarvin, and saw considerable boundary changes throughout its life.[1]
| Tarvin | |
|---|---|
.svg) Tarvin RD within Cheshire in 1970 | |
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 56,874 acres (230.16 km2) |
| • 1931 | 56,871 acres (230.15 km2) |
| • 1961 | 62,593 acres (253.30 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 12,614 |
| • 1931 | 13,279 |
| • 1971 | 18,152 |
| History | |
| • Origin | Sanitary district |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Chester |
| Status | Rural district |
| Government | Tarvin Rural District Council |
| • HQ | Tarvin House, Tower Wharf, Chester |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Civil parishes |
Creation
editThe district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to Tarvin Rural Sanitary District. It initially consisted of the following civil parishes:[2]
- Aldersley
- Aldford
- Ashton
- Barrow
- Barton
- Beeston
- Broxton
- Buerton
- Bruen Stapleford
- Burton by Tarvin
- Burwardsley
- Caldecott
- Carden
- Chowley
- Church Shocklach
- Churton by Aldford
- Churton by Farndon
- Churton Heath
- Clotton Hoofield
- Clutton
- Coddington
- Cotton Abbotts
- Crewe
- Duddon
- Edgerley
- Farndon
- Foulk Stapleford
- Golborne Bellow
- Golborne David
- Lower Kinnerton
- Grafton
- Guilden Sutton
- Handley
- Harthill
- Hatton
- Hockenhull
- Horton
- Horton cum Peel
- Huntington
- Huxley
- Iddinshall
- Kelsall
- Kings Marsh
- Lea Newbold
- Mouldsworth
- Newton by Tattenhall
- Prior's Heys
- Rowton
- Saighton
- Shocklach Oviatt
- Stretton
- Tarvin
- Tattenhall
- Tilston
- Tilstone Fearnall
- Tiverton
- Waverton
- Willington
1936 boundary changes
editIn 1936 the boundaries of the rural district were substantially altered under a county review order. It lost large parts to Chester Rural District, but also absorbed most of the disbanded Malpas Rural District.
- 10,746 acres (43.49 km2) (Aldford, Barrow, Buerton, Churton by Aldford, Churton Heath, Guilden Sutton, Huntington, Lea Newbold, Rowton, and Saighton) passed to Chester RD
- 233 acres (0.94 km2) to Nantwich Rural District
- 11 acres (0.045 km2) to Hoole Urban District
- 16,712 acres (67.63 km2) were received from Malpas RD.[1][2]
The following parishes were added to the district:
Abolition
editThe Local Government Act 1972 completely reorganised council boundaries throughout England and Wales. On 1 April 1974 Tarvin Rural District was merged with the city and county borough of Chester and the Chester Rural District to form the new non-metropolitan district of Chester.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Relationships / unit history of Tarvin RD". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ a b c Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. Vol. II Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.