Bucklow Rural District
| Bucklow Rural District | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Trafford City of Manchester Borough of Macclesfield |
| Status | Rural district |
Bucklow Rural Districtwas, from 1894 to 1974, alocal government districtin the north of theadministrative countyofCheshire,England.[1]Following theLocal Government Act 1972,thisrural districtwas split between the newGreater Manchesterboroughs ofTraffordandManchester,andMacclesfield,which was retained in Cheshire.
Knutsfordwas an enclave and independenturban districtsurrounded by Bucklow RD, as wasAltrinchamuntil it expanded enough to link up with other districts in the north.
The district was formed in 1894 based onAltrinchamrural sanitary districtby theLocal Government Act 1894.It was known as theAltrincham Rural Districtuntil 1895. The three civil parishes of Northenden, Northen Etchells and Baguley were also part of the Bucklow Rural District until 1931, when Manchester Corporation, which had been given the Wythenshawe estate for municipal housing development, successfully petitioned Parliament to enable their transfer into Manchester.[2]
It was abolished and split up under theLocal Government Act 1972in 1974. The parish ofRingway(includingManchester Airport) went to Manchester, and the parishes ofCarrington,Dunham Massey,PartingtonandWarburtonwent to Trafford. The remainder remained inCheshireand became part of the new Macclesfield district.
References
[edit]- ^Altrincham RD
- ^Wikipedia entries for Northenden, Northen Etchells and Baguley.
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