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Overton Rural District

Overton
Area
 • 1911 29,750 acres (120.4 km2)
 • 1961 29,749 acres (120.39 km2)
Population
 • 1901 5,057
 • 1971 4,698
History
 • Origin rural sanitary district
 • Created 1894
 • Abolished 1953
 • Succeeded by Maelor Rural District
Status rural district
Government Overton Rural District Council (1894–1953)
Maelor Rural District Council (1953–1974)
 • HQ Overton
Subdivisions
 • Type Civil parishes

Coordinates: 53°03′50″N 2°52′19″W / 53.064°N 2.872°W / 53.064; -2.872


Overton Rural District was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 which created numerous administrative areas around the country. The district was located in an exclave of Flintshire known as English Maelor, surrounded by Cheshire, Denbighshire and Shropshire.

It consisted of eleven civil parishes:

Overton Rural District was renamed Maelor Rural District in 1953.


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