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'''Tarvin''' was a rural district in [[Cheshire]], [[England]] from 1894 to 1974.
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{infobox historic subdivision|
|Name=Tarvin
|HQ=Tarvin House, Tower Wharf, [[Chester]]
|image_map= Tarvin Rural District, Cheshire (1970).svg
|image_map_caption= Tarvin RD within Cheshire in 1970
|Government=Tarvin Rural District Council
|Origin=[[Sanitary district]]
|Status=[[Rural district]]
|Start=1894
|End=1974
|Replace= [[Chester (district)|Chester]]
|Divisions=[[Civil parish]]es
|PopulationFirst=12,614
|PopulationFirstYear=1901
|AreaFirst={{convert|56874|acre|km2}}
|AreaFirstYear=1911
|PopulationSecond=13,279
|PopulationSecondYear=1931
|AreaSecond={{convert|56871|acre|km2}}
|AreaSecondYear=1931
|PopulationLast=18,152
|PopulationLastYear=1971
|AreaLast={{convert|62593|acre|km2}}
|AreaLastYear=1961
}}


'''Tarvin''' was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the [[administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. The district was named after the village of [[Tarvin]], and saw considerable boundary changes throughout its life.<ref name=vob>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10214786 |title=Relationships / unit history of Tarvin RD |accessdate=8 March 2009 |work=Vision of Britain |publisher=University of Portsmouth |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930231958/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10214786 |archivedate=30 September 2007 }}</ref>
It was formed under the [[Local Government Act 1894]] from the [[Tarvin]] [[rural sanitary district]]. Under the [[Local Government Act 1929|County Review Order]] of [[1936]] it lost large parts to [[Chester Rural District]], but also picked up most of the disbanded [[Malpas Rural District]].


==Creation==
It was abolished in 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], becoming part an expanded [[Chester (district)|Chester]] local government district.
The district was created by the [[Local Government Act 1894]] as the successor to Tarvin Rural Sanitary District. It initially consisted of the following civil parishes:<ref name=youngs>{{cite book
| last = Youngs
| first = Frederic A Jr.
| title = Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England
| publisher = [[Royal Historical Society]]
| location = London
| volume = II Northern England
| year = 1991
| isbn = 0-86193-127-0 }}
</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*[[Aldersley, Cheshire|Aldersley]]
*[[Aldford]]
*[[Ashton, Cheshire|Ashton]]
*[[Barrow, Cheshire|Barrow]]
*[[Barton, Cheshire|Barton]]
*[[Beeston, Cheshire|Beeston]]
*[[Broxton, Cheshire|Broxton]]
*[[Buerton, Chester|Buerton]]
*[[Bruen Stapleford]]
*[[Burton by Tarvin]]
*[[Burwardsley]]
*[[Caldecott, Cheshire|Caldecott]]
*[[Carden, Cheshire|Carden]]
*[[Chowley]]
*[[Church Shocklach]]
*[[Churton by Aldford]]
*[[Churton by Farndon]]
*[[Churton Heath]]
*[[Clotton Hoofield]]
*[[Clutton, Cheshire|Clutton]]
*[[Coddington, Cheshire|Coddington]]
*[[Cotton Abbotts]]
*Crewe
*[[Duddon]]
*[[Edgerley, Cheshire|Edgerley]]
*[[Farndon, Cheshire|Farndon]]
*[[Foulk Stapleford]]
*[[Golborne Bellow]]
*[[Golborne David]]
*[[Lower Kinnerton]]
*[[Grafton, Cheshire|Grafton]]
*[[Guilden Sutton]]
*[[Handley, Cheshire|Handley]]
*[[Harthill, Cheshire|Harthill]]
*[[Hatton, Warrington|Hatton]]
*[[Hockenhull]]
*[[Horton, Cheshire|Horton]]
*[[Horton cum Peel]]
*[[Huntington, Cheshire|Huntington]]
*[[Huxley, Cheshire|Huxley]]
*[[Iddinshall]]
*[[Kelsall]]
*[[Kings Marsh]]
*[[Lea Newbold]]
*[[Mouldsworth]]
*[[Newton by Tattenhall]]
*[[Prior's Heys]]
*[[Rowton, Cheshire|Rowton]]
*[[Saighton]]
*[[Shocklach Oviatt]]
*[[Stretton, Cheshire West and Chester|Stretton]]
*[[Tarvin]]
*[[Tattenhall]]
*[[Tilston]]
*[[Tilstone Fearnall]]
*[[Tiverton, Cheshire|Tiverton]]
*[[Waverton, Cheshire|Waverton]]
*[[Willington, Cheshire|Willington]]
}}

==1936 boundary changes==
In 1936 the boundaries of the rural district were substantially altered under a [[Local Government Act 1929|county review order]]. It lost large parts to [[Chester Rural District]], but also absorbed most of the disbanded [[Malpas Rural District]].
*{{convert|10746|acre|km2}} (Aldford, Barrow, Buerton, Churton by Aldford, Churton Heath, Guilden Sutton, Huntington, Lea Newbold, Rowton, and Saighton) passed to Chester RD
*{{convert|233|acre|km2}} to [[Nantwich Rural District]]
*{{convert|11|acre|km2}} to [[Hoole]] Urban District
*{{convert|16712|acre|km2}} were received from Malpas RD.<ref name=vob/><ref name=youngs/>

The following parishes were added to the district:
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*[[Agden, Cheshire West and Chester|Agden]]
*[[Bickley, Cheshire|Bickley]]
*[[Bradley, Cheshire|Bradley]]
*[[Chidlow, Cheshire|Chidlow]]
*[[Chorlton, Cheshire|Chorlton]]
*[[Cuddington, City of Chester|Cuddington]]
*[[Duckington]]
*[[Edge, Cheshire|Edge]]
*[[Hampton, Cheshire|Hampton]]
*[[Larkton]]
*[[Macefen]]
*[[Malpas, Cheshire|Malpas]]
*[[Newton by Malpas]]
*[[Oldcastle, Cheshire|Oldcastle]]
*[[Overton, Malpas|Overton]]
*[[Stockton, Cheshire|Stockton]]
*[[Threapwood]]
*[[Tushingham cum Grindley]]
*[[Wigland]]
*[[Wychough]]
}}

==Abolition==
The [[Local Government Act 1972]] completely reorganised council boundaries throughout England and Wales. On 1 April 1974 Tarvin Rural District was merged with the city and county borough of Chester and the Chester Rural District to form the new [[non-metropolitan district]] of [[Chester (district)|Chester]].<ref name=youngs/>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10214786

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[[Category:History of Cheshire]]
[[Category:History of Cheshire]]
[[Category:Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972]]
[[Category:Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972]]
[[Category:Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894]]
[[Category:Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894]]
[[Category:Rural districts of England]]

Latest revision as of 18:20, 8 July 2023

Tarvin

Tarvin RD within Cheshire in 1970
Area
 • 191156,874 acres (230.16 km2)
 • 193156,871 acres (230.15 km2)
 • 196162,593 acres (253.30 km2)
Population
 • 190112,614
 • 193113,279
 • 197118,152
History
 • OriginSanitary district
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byChester
StatusRural district
GovernmentTarvin Rural District Council
 • HQTarvin House, Tower Wharf, Chester
Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil parishes

Tarvin was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. The district was named after the village of Tarvin, and saw considerable boundary changes throughout its life.[1]

Creation

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The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to Tarvin Rural Sanitary District. It initially consisted of the following civil parishes:[2]

1936 boundary changes

[edit]

In 1936 the boundaries of the rural district were substantially altered under a county review order. It lost large parts to Chester Rural District, but also absorbed most of the disbanded Malpas Rural District.

  • 10,746 acres (43.49 km2) (Aldford, Barrow, Buerton, Churton by Aldford, Churton Heath, Guilden Sutton, Huntington, Lea Newbold, Rowton, and Saighton) passed to Chester RD
  • 233 acres (0.94 km2) to Nantwich Rural District
  • 11 acres (0.045 km2) to Hoole Urban District
  • 16,712 acres (67.63 km2) were received from Malpas RD.[1][2]

The following parishes were added to the district:

Abolition

[edit]

The Local Government Act 1972 completely reorganised council boundaries throughout England and Wales. On 1 April 1974 Tarvin Rural District was merged with the city and county borough of Chester and the Chester Rural District to form the new non-metropolitan district of Chester.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Relationships / unit history of Tarvin RD". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. Vol. II Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.

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