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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-23",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1972/2039",
  "legislation_title": "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972",
  "path": "schedule/part/23",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nReference number of district\nArea of district by reference to existing administrative areas\n1\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe boroughs of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham;\nthe urban district of Carnforth;\nthe rural districts of Lancaster and Lunesdale.\n2\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe borough of Fleetwood;\nthe urban districts of Poulton-le-Fylde, Preesall and Thornton Cleveleys;\nthe rural district of Garstang.\n3\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe borough of Clitheroe;\nthe urban district of Longridge;\nthe rural district of Clitheroe;\nthe rural district of Blackburn, except the parishes in district 10;\nin the rural district of Burnley, the parishes of Read and Sabden;\nin the rural district of Preston, the parishes of Dutton, Hothersall and Ribchester;\nIn the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding, the rural district of Bowland.\n4\nThe county borough of Blackpool.\n5\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe borough of Lytham St. Anne's;\nthe urban district of Kirkham;\nthe rural district of Fylde.\n6\nThe county borough of Preston;\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe urban district of Fulwood;\nthe rural district of Preston, except the parishes in districts 3 and 7.\n7\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe urban districts of Leyland and Walton-le-Dale;\nin the rural district of Preston, the parishes of Cuerdale, Farington, Hutton, Little Hoole, Longton, Much Hoole, Penwortham and Samlesbury.\n8\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe urban districts of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale and Holland;\nin the rural district of West Lancashire, the parishes of Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Bispham, Downholland, Halsall, Hesketh-with-Becconsall, North Meols, Rufford, Scarisbrick and Tarleton, the parish of Altcar, except so much as lies west of the line for the time being of the centre of the Downholland Brook and the parish of Lydiate, except so much as lies south of the line for the time being of the centre of the Lydiate Brook, the north channel being taken where the brook divides;\nin the rural district of Wigan, the parishes of Dalton, Parbold and Wrightington.\n9\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe borough of Chorley;\nthe urban districts of Adlington and Withnell;\nthe rural district of Chorley.\n10\nThe county borough of Blackburn;\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe borough of Darwen;\nthe urban district of Turton, except the Bradshaw North, Bradshaw South, Bromley Cross and Eagley wards and so much of the Egerton ward as lies south of the boundary determined by the order to be made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 3 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Act;\nin the rural district of Blackburn, the parishes of Eccleshill, Livesey, Pleasington, Tockholes and Yate and Pickup Bank.\n11\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe borough of Accrington;\nthe urban districts of Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle and Rishton;\nin the rural district of Burnley, the parish of Altham.\n12\nThe county borough of Burnley;\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe urban district of Padiham;\nthe rural district of Burnley, except the parishes in districts 3, 11 and 13.\n13\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe boroughs of Colne and Nelson;\nthe urban districts of Barrowford, Brierfield and Trawden;\nin the rural district of Burnley, the parishes of Barley-with-Wheatley Booth, Blacko, Foulridge, Goldshaw Booth, Higham-with-West Close Booth, Old Laund Booth, Reedley Hallows and Roughlee Booth;\nIn the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—\nthe urban districts of Barnoldswick and Earby;\nin the rural district of Skipton, the parishes of Bracewell, Brogden and Salterforth.\n14\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe borough of Bacup, Haslingden and Rawtenstall;\nthe urban district of Whitworth;\nin the urban district of Ramsbottom, the North and Walmersley cum Shuttleworth wards.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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