Local boards formed in England and Wales 1848–94
The following is a list of towns in England and Wales which formed local board districts under the Public Health Act 1848 or local government districts under the Local Government Act 1858.
Note for table:
- 'LBD' stands for local board district
- 'LGD' stands for local government district
- 'RSD' stands for rural sanitary district
- 'UD' stands for urban district
- 'RD' stands for rural district
- 'MB' stands for municipal borough
- 'CB' stands for county borough.
1848-58
1858-69
†Not put into practical operation until 1866.1870-79
When the Public Health Act 1875 came into force in 1875, all local board districts and local government districts were designated urban sanitary districts, alongside the newly created rural sanitary districts; see list: Rural sanitary districts formed in England and Wales 1875–94.Local government district | County | Created | Abolished | Successor |
Hinderwell LGD | Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire | 1870 | 1894 | Hinderwell UD |
Newbiggin LGD | Northumberland | 1870 | 1894 | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea UD |
Coleford LGD | Gloucestershire | 1871 | 1894 | Coleford UD |
Heworth LGD | County Durham | 1871 | 18?? | Felling LGD |
Horfield LGD† | Gloucestershire | 1871 | 1894 | Horfield UD |
Sevenoaks LGD | Kent | 1871 | 1894 | Sevenoaks UD |
Southborough LGD | Kent | 1871 | 1894 | Southborough UD |
South Cave and Wallingfen LGD | Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire | 1871 | 1894 | absorbed by Howden RD and Beverley RD |
Swadlincote LGD | Derbyshire | 1871 | 1894 | Swadlincote UD |
Ashby Woulds LGD | Leicestershire | 1872 | 1894 | Ashby Woulds UD |
Baldock LGD | Hertfordshire | 1872 | 1894 | Baldock UD |
East Stonehouse LGD | Devon | 1872 | 1894 | East Stonehouse UD |
Grasmere LGD | Westmorland | 1872 | 1894 | Grasmere UD |
Haywards Heath LGD | Sussex, East Sussex | 1872 | 1894 | Haywards Heath UD |
Malvern Link LGD | Worcestershire | 1872 | 1894 | Malvern Link UD |
Ramsey LGD | Huntingdonshire | 1872 | 1894 | Ramsey UD |
Short Heath LGD | Staffordshire | 1872 | 1894 | Short Heath UD |
South Gosforth LGD | Northumberland | 1872 | 1894 | South Gosforth UD |
Staines LGD | Middlesex | 1872 | 1894 | Staines UD |
St Helens LGD | Hampshire, Isle of Wight | 1872 | 1894 | St Helens UD |
Stow on the Wold LGD | Gloucestershire | 1872 | 1894 | Stow on the Wold UD |
Thame LGD | Oxfordshire | 1872 | 1894 | Thame UD |
Whitby LGD | Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire | 1872 | 1894 | Whitby UD |
Audley LGD | Staffordshire | 1873 | 1894 | Audley UD |
Bromborough LGD | Cheshire | 1873 | 1894 | Bromborough UD |
Buxton LGD | Derbyshire | 1873 | 1894 | Buxton UD |
Camborne LGD | Cornwall | 1873 | 1894 | Camborne UD |
Chatham LGD | Kent | 1873 | 1890 | Chatham MB |
Chatteris LGD | Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely | 1873 | 1894 | Chatteris UD |
Hebburn LGD | County Durham | 1873 | 1894 | Hebburn UD |
Hitchin LGD | Hertfordshire | 1873 | 1894 | Hitchin UD |
Hucknall Huthwaite LGD | Nottinghamshire | 1873 | 1894 | Hucknall under Huthwaite UD |
Kettering LGD | Northamptonshire | 1873 | 1894 | Kettering UD |
Mottram in Longendale LGD | Cheshire | 1873 | 1894 | Mottram in Longendale UD |
Newbold-cum-Dunston LGD | Derbyshire | 1873 | 1894 | Newbold and Dunston UD |
Stevenage LGD | Hertfordshire | 1873 | 1894 | Stevenage UD |
St George LGD | Gloucestershire | 1873 | 1894 | St George UD |
Swanage LGD | Dorset | 1873 | 1894 | Swanage UD |
Wellington LGD | Somerset | 1873 | 1894 | Wellington UD |
Whitley and Monkseaton LGD | Northumberland | 1873 | 1894 | Whitley and Monkseaton UD |
Woodford LGD | Essex | 1873 | 1894 | Woodford UD |
Beeston LGD | Nottinghamshire | 1874 | 1894 | Beeston UD |
Brentford LGD | Middlesex | 1874 | 1894 | Brentford UD |
Cleethorpe LGD | Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey | 1874 | 1894 | Cleethorpes with Thrunscoe UD |
Great Driffield LGD | Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire | 1874 | 1894 | Great Driffield UD |
Handsworth LGD | Staffordshire | 1874 | 1894 | Handsworth UD |
Northfleet LGD | Kent | 1874 | 1894 | Northfleet UD |
Radstock LGD | Somerset | 1874 | 1894 | Radstock UD |
Stanhope LGD | County Durham | 1874 | 1894 | Stanhope UD |
Willesden LGD | Middlesex | 1874 | 1894 | Willesden UD |
Bicester LGD | Oxfordshire | 1875 | 1894 | Bicester UD |
Brampton and Walton LGD | Derbyshire | 1875 | 1894 | Brampton and Walton UD |
Charlton Kings LGD†† | Gloucestershire | 1875 | 1894 | Charlton Kings UD |
Clay Lane LGD | Derbyshire | 1875 | 1894 | Clay Cross UD |
Heston and Isleworth LGD | Middlesex | 1875 | 1894 | Heston and Isleworth UD |
Horsham LGD | Sussex, West Sussex | 1875 | 1894 | Horsham UD |
Long Eaton LGD | Derbyshire | 1875 | 1894 | Long Eaton UD |
Marple LGD | Cheshire | 1875 | 1894 | Marple UD |
Millom LGD | Cumberland | 1875 | 1894 | Millom UD |
New Mills LGD | Derbyshire and Cheshire, Derbyshire | 1875 | 1894 | New Mills UD |
North Walsham LGD | Norfolk | 1875 | 1894 | North Walsham UD |
Whickham LGD | County Durham | 1875 | 1894 | Whickham UD |
Wigton LGD | Cumberland | 1875 | 1894 | Wigton UD |
Winsford LGD | Cheshire | 1875 | 1894 | Winsford UD |
Cirencester LGD | Gloucestershire | 1876 | 1894 | Cirencester UD |
Dawley Magna LGD | Shropshire | 1876 | 1894 | Dawley UD |
Erith LGD | Kent | 1876 | 1894 | Erith UD |
Lofthouse LGD | Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire | 1876 | 1894 | Loftus UD |
Shepton Mallet LGD | Somerset | 1876 | 1894 | Shepton Mallet UD |
St Neots LGD | Huntingdonshire | 1876 | 1894 | St Neots UD |
Belper LGD | Derbyshire | 1877 | 1894 | Belper UD |
Brandon and Byshottles LGD | County Durham | 1877 | 1894 | Brandon and Byshottles UD |
Brown Hills LGD | Staffordshire | 1877 | 1894 | Brownhills UD |
Cannock LGD | Staffordshire | 1877 | 1894 | Cannock UD |
East Dereham LGD | Norfolk | 1877 | 1894 | East Dereham UD |
Kenilworth LGD | Warwickshire | 1877 | 1894 | Kenilworth UD |
Kirkleatham LGD | Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire | 1877 | 1894 | Kirkleatham UD |
Shildon and Thickley LGD | County Durham | 1877 | 1894 | Shildon UD |
Tetbury LGD | Gloucestershire | 1877 | 1894 | Tetbury UD |
Wirksworth LGD | Derbyshire | 1877 | 1894 | Wirksworth UD |
Beckenham LGD | Kent | 1878 | 1894 | Beckenham UD |
Benwell and Fenham LGD | Northumberland | 1878 | 1894 | Benwell and Fenham UD |
Budleigh Salterton LGD | Devon | 1878 | 1894 | Budleigh Salterton UD |
East Ham LGD | Essex | 1878 | 1894 | East Ham UD |
Finchley LGD | Middlesex | 1878 | 1894 | Finchley UD |
Haverhill LGD | Suffolk and Essex, West Suffolk | 1878 | 1894 | Haverhill UD |
Market Rasen LGD | Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey | 1878 | 1894 | Market Rasen UD |
Melksham LGD | Wiltshire | 1878 | 1894 | Melksham UD |
Seaton and Beer LGD | Devon | 1878 | 1894 | Seaton UD |
Stone LGD | Staffordshire | 1878 | 1894 | Stone UD |
Wilmslow LGD | Cheshire | 1878 | 1894 | Wilmslow UD |
Amble LGD | Northumberland | 1879 | 1894 | Amble UD |
Broadstairs and St Peter's LGD | Kent | 1879 | 1894 | Broadstairs and St Peter's UD |
Burgess Hill LGD | Sussex, East Sussex | 1879 | 1894 | Burgess Hill UD |
Egremont LGD | Cumberland | 1879 | 1894 | Egremont UD |
Hendon LGD | Middlesex | 1879 | 1894 | Hendon UD |
Saltburn by the Sea LGD | Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire | 1879 | 1894 | Saltburn by the Sea UD |
Stapleton LGD | Gloucestershire | 1879 | 1894 | Stapleton UD |
†Had adopted the Act in 1866.
††Had adopted the Act in 1861.