Whiston Rural District

Whiston Rural District was a rural district in the county of Lancashire, England. It was created in 1895 by renaming the Prescot Rural District when the parish of Prescot was removed from that rural district and created a separate urban district. Later the parish of Speke was incorporated into the City of Liverpool and Ditton into the Borough of Widnes. In 1922 the parish of Kirkby was added from the disbanded Sefton Rural District and removed again in 1958 when it was created a separate urban district. It was named after and administered from Whiston.

Related Topics:
Rural district - Lancashire - England - 1895 - Prescot Rural District - Prescot - Urban district - Speke - City of Liverpool - Ditton - Borough of Widnes - Kirkby - Sefton Rural District - Whiston

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Since April 1, 1974 it has formed part of the Merseyside metropolitan boroughs of Knowsley and St Helens and the Cheshire boroughs of Halton and Warrington.

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April 1 - 1974 - Merseyside - Metropolitan borough - Knowsley - St Helens - Cheshire - Halton - Warrington

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At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 10 civil parishes.

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• Bold
• Cronton
• Eccleston
• Hale
• Halewood
• Knowsley
• Rainhill
• Tarbock
• Whiston
• Windle