Eton Urban District
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| Eton | |
|---|---|
| Local Board District (1849-1894) Urban District (1894-1974) | |
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 299 acres (1.2 km2) |
| • 1961 | 993 acres (4.0 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 3,301 |
| • 1971[1] | 3,615 |
| History | |
| • Created | 6 October 1849 (Local Board District) 31 December 1894 (Urban District) |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| • HQ | Eton |
The town of Eton formed a local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, from 1849 to 1974. It was administered as a local board district from 1849 to 1894, and as an urban district from 1894 to 1974.
Part of the parish of Eton was declared to be a local board district on 6 October 1849. The defined area of the local board was drawn relatively tightly around the built-up area of the town, essentially just covering the High Street area. Eton College and its playing fields were initially excluded from the local board district, as were the more rural parts of the parish of Eton.[2] The Eton Local Board held its first meeting on 30 November 1849, when John Cleave was appointed the first chairman of the board.[3]
An attempt to enlarge the local board district in 1851 so as to include Eton College was defeated by the college. A few years later another attempt to bring the college within the local board district was made, with an inquiry being held in December 1867.[4] The college did not oppose the expansion of the district on that occasion, and so the district was enlarged in 1868 to include the college and its grounds.[5][6]
Under the Local Government Act 1894, local board districts became urban districts with effect from 31 December 1894. The act also specified that parishes could not straddle urban and rural districts, and so the parts of the parish of Eton outside the local board district became a separate parish called Eton Wick, which was included in the Eton Rural District. Eton Urban District Council held its first meeting on 3 January 1895, when Edward Compton Austen-Leigh was appointed the first chairman of the council. He had been the last chairman of the local board.[7]
In 1934 the parish of Eton Wick was abolished and absorbed into the parish and urban district of Eton. The parish of Boveney was abolished at the same time, with its former area being split between Eton and Dorney.[1]
