| Middleton | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 4,775 acres (19.32 km2) |
| • 1961 | 5,173 acres (20.93 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 25,178 |
| • 1971 | 53,515 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1886 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale |
| Status | Municipal borough |
| Government | |
| • HQ | Middleton Town Hall, Gas Street 1886 - 1925 Parkfield House 1925 - 1974 |
| • Motto | Fortis in Arduis (strong in difficulties) |
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The Municipal Borough of Middleton was, from 1886 to 1974, a municipal borough in the administrative county of Lancashire, England, coterminous with the town of Middleton.[1]
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project (2004). "Middleton MB through time. Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A vision of Britain through time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 25 July 2008.