Biggleswade Urban District
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| Biggleswade | |
|---|---|
| Local Government District (1892–1894) Urban District (1894–1974) | |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 5,120 |
| • 1971 | 9,390[1] |
| History | |
| • Created | 22 February 1892 (Local Government District) 31 December 1894 (Urban District) |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Status | Local Government District (1892–1894) Urban District (1894–1974) |
| • HQ | Biggleswade |
| Contained within | |
| • County Council | Bedfordshire |
 Map of boundary as of 1971 | |
The town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, England, was administered as a Local Government District from 1892 to 1894 and an Urban District from 1894 to 1974.
Prior to 1892 the town had formed part of the Biggleswade Rural Sanitary District, which had been created under the Public Health Acts of 1872 and 1875 covering the same area as the Biggleswade Poor Law Union. On 22 February 1892 a Local Government District was established for the town, covering the whole parish of Biggleswade, removing it from the Biggleswade Rural Sanitary District.[2] The first meeting of the new Local Board was held at Biggleswade Town Hall on 22 April 1892. The first chairman was Charles Samuel Lindsell.[3]
Under the Local Government Act 1894, Local Government Districts became Urban Districts from 31 December 1894. The Urban District Council first met under its new title on 16 January 1895, with Charles Lindsell continuing to serve as chairman.[4] He had also been appointed chairman of the new Biggleswade Rural District Council the previous week, as well as serving as the chairman of the Board of Guardians.
