Thamesdown district

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Thamesdown district was a former local government district in Wiltshire, England, that encompassed the town of Swindon before being replaced by the unitary authority of the Borough of Swindon.

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former non-metropolitan district
local government district
administered surrounding rural areas
urban area of Swindon
category Districts of England abolished in 1997
Districts of England established in 1974
Former non-metropolitan districts of Wiltshire
containedSettlement Blunsdon NERFINISHED
Chiseldon NERFINISHED
Highworth NERFINISHED
Wroughton NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
createdBy Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED
dissolvedBy creation of unitary authority of Borough of Swindon
encompassed Swindon NERFINISHED
endDate 1997-04-01
gainedBoroughStatus 1980
governmentType non-metropolitan district council
hadAdministrativeCentre Swindon NERFINISHED
hadCouncil Thamesdown Borough Council NERFINISHED
hadName Thamesdown NERFINISHED
hadStatus borough
historicCounty Wiltshire NERFINISHED
ISO3166-2Code GB-THM
legislativeBody Thamesdown Borough Council NERFINISHED
locatedIn England
Wiltshire
partOf South West England NERFINISHED
predecessor Highworth Rural District NERFINISHED
Swindon municipal borough NERFINISHED
referredToAs Thamesdown Borough NERFINISHED
replaced Highworth Rural District NERFINISHED
former Swindon municipal borough
replacedBy Borough of Swindon NERFINISHED
startDate 1974-04-01
subdivisionOf Wiltshire NERFINISHED
successor Swindon unitary authority NERFINISHED

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Borough of Swindon createdFrom Thamesdown district