Explanatory note

This Order transfers areas between the counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire. Consequential changes to districts, parishes and local government electoral areas and to petty sessional divisions and Coroners' districts are made.

The map forming part of this note gives a general guide to the areas affected. Prints of the detailed boundary maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the district councils whose areas are affected by this Order and at the office of the Secretary of State for the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The areas transferred will have approximately the area and population shown below—

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.