Turton Urban District

Turton Urban District
Turton Urban District
	Turton Tower
Area
• 1911	17,335 acres (70.15 km2)
• 1961	17,334 acres (70.15 km2)
Area transferred
• 1898	Belmont, Bradshaw, Edgworth, Entwistle, Harwood, Longworth, and Quarlton from Bolton Rural District
Population
• 1891	6,354
• 1971	21,553
History
• Created	1873
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	North Turton, South Turton
Status	Local board (1873–1895); Urban district (1895–1974);
• HQ	Turton Tower

Turton Urban District was, from 1873 to 1974, a local government district centred on the historical area of Turton in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.

^ ^a ^b Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Turton UD: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[turtonarea-1] Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Turton UD: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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