Runcorn Urban District

53.341°N 2.729°W / 53.341; -2.729

Runcorn Urban District
Coat of arms
Runcorn UD within Cheshire in 1970
Area
• 1911	1,275 acres (5.2 km2)[1]
• 1961	3,126 acres (12.7 km2)[1]
Population
• 1901	16,491
• 1971	35,999
History
• Created	1894
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	Borough of Halton
Government
• HQ	Runcorn Town Hall
• Motto	Latin: Navem Mercibus Implere ("Fill the ship with goods")[2]

Runcorn Urban District was an urban district centred around the town of Runcorn in Cheshire, England from 1894 until 1974.^[3]

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 when it merged with the Municipal Borough of Widnes and parts of Runcorn Rural District and Whiston Rural District to form the Borough of Halton.

References

1. Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Runcorn UD: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
2. Young, Robert. "Pre-1974 Civic Heraldry of Cheshire". Civic Heraldry of England and Wales. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
3. "Runcorn UD: Relationships and changes". Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

External links

• http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/runcorn.html