Atherton Urban District

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Atherton Urban District was a former local government district in Lancashire, England, that administered the town of Atherton until its functions were absorbed into larger metropolitan structures in the 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former local government district
urban district
abolishedBy Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED
administered Atherton NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolutionDate 1974
dissolvedInto Metropolitan Borough of Wigan NERFINISHED
existedDuring 20th century
function housing administration
local administration
local planning
maintenance of local roads
provision of local services
public health administration
governmentType local government district council
hadJurisdictionOver town of Atherton
legislatedBy Local Government Act 1894 NERFINISHED
locatedIn England
Lancashire
locatedInHistoricCounty Lancashire NERFINISHED
partOf administrative county of Lancashire
partOfReorganization 1974 local government reorganization in England
region North West England
replacedBy metropolitan district governance
successor Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council NERFINISHED

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Metropolitan Borough of Wigan replaced Atherton Urban District