51°53′10″N 0°31′19″W / 51.886°N 0.522°W
| Dunstable | |
|---|---|
| Municipal Borough | |
| Population | |
| • 1881 | 4,627 |
| • 1971 | 31,570[1] |
| History | |
| • Created | 8 December 1864 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | South Bedfordshire |
| Status | Ancient borough (c.1132 - after 1541) Local Government District (1863–1864) Municipal borough (1864–1974) |
| • HQ | Dunstable |
| Contained within | |
| • County Council | Bedfordshire |
 Map of boundary as of 1971 | |
The town of Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England was governed as an ancient borough between the twelfth century and the sixteenth century. The town’s borough status was effectively lost after 1541, following the English Reformation. Urban local government returned to the town in 1863 with the establishment of a local board. The following year borough status was restored to the town when it was made a municipal borough.
Dunstable Borough was abolished in 1974, merging with other districts to become South Bedfordshire.
- ^ "Dunstable MB, A Vision of Britain through Time". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 17 August 2021.