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| Borough of Oswestry | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Shropshire non-metropolitan county | |
| History | |
| • Origin | Oswestry Rural District |
| • Created | 1 April 1974 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 2009 |
| • Succeeded by | Shropshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| ONS code | 39UD |
| Government | Oswestry Borough Council |
| • HQ | Oswestry |
The Borough of Oswestry was a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England, from medieval times until its abolition in 2009. Until 1974 the borough just covered the town of Oswestry itself. The borough was enlarged in 1974 to also include the surrounding rural area.[1]
Its council was based in Oswestry, the only town and largest settlement in the borough. Villages in the borough included Morda, St Martin's, Whittington, Gobowen, Pant, Trefonen and Ruyton XI Towns.[2]
The district and its council were abolished on 1 April 2009 when the new Shropshire unitary authority was established, as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England.[3]
- ^ "Oswestry | England, United Kingdom | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "The Borough of Oswestry (Electoral Changes) Order 2000". legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
- ^ Andrews, Mark. "'Time to change the way our council works'". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.