Newport Pagnell Urban District
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| Newport Pagnell | |
|---|---|
| Urban District | |
 60 High Street, Newport Pagnell: Council offices 1912–1969 | |
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 3,432 acres (13.9 km2) |
| • 1961 | 3,430 acres (13.9 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 4,028 |
| • 1971[1] | 6,100 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1 October 1897 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Milton Keynes |
| • HQ | Newport Pagnell |
Newport Pagnell Urban District was a local government district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England, from 1897 to 1974.
When parish and district councils were established in December 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, the parish of Newport Pagnell was included in the Newport Pagnell Rural District, which was administered from the workhouse at 1 London Road in Newport Pagnell. Shortly after the new districts were established, the process began for making the parish of Newport Pagnell its own urban district, which came into effect on 1 October 1897.[2]
The short-lived Newport Pagnell Parish Council was therefore replaced by Newport Pagnell Urban District Council (UDC). The UDC held its first meeting on 2 October 1897 at the town's Reading Room at 58 High Street, which had previously been the meeting place of the parish council. William Rogers Chantler was appointed the first chairman of the UDC.[3]
