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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-and-west-yorkshire-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1992/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2120",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-and-west-yorkshire-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1992",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes minor alterations to the boundary between the metropolitan counties of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire by transferring two small areas from Oldham in the former county to Kirklees in the latter.\nThis Order also transfers areas between metropolitan boroughs within Greater Manchester. Oldham, Rochdale, the city of Manchester, and Tameside are affected. The map and table at the end of this Note give a general guide to the areas affected and the changes made. The table also gives a approximate figure for the total area of land involved (in hectares), and for the population affected.\nFor full details of the transfers made, the order maps (described in article 2) should be inspected. Any person may inspect them at any reasonable time at the offices of the council for each metropolitan borough or city affected, and also at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.\nConsequential changes are made to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts. The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (S.I. 1976/246, amended by S.I. 1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.\nTABLE\nTransfers between—\nDescription of main transfers\nGreater Manchester (Oldham) to West Yorks. (Kirklees)\nArea: 10 hectares\nPopulation: NIL\nTransfer reuniting the whole of Black Moss Reservoir in Kirklees.\nTransfer of area of open moorland at Little Moss.\nOldham to Rochdale\nArea: 2.5 h.\nPopulation: 15\nRealignment in the vicinity of Shaw Road and Whitfield Crescent.\nTransfer of Moorgate West Farm.\nRochdale to Oldham\nArea: 150 h.\nPopulation: 9\nTransfer in the vicinity of A672 road north of Crook Gate Reservoir, Denshaw, including Rams Head Public House.\nTransfer to north of Rochdale Road (A640), including the Moorcock Inn.\nTransfer to the east of Milnrow Road, including Jubilee House, Oakfield and part of the Jubilee Fulling Mill.\nRealignment in the Bentgate area to follow centre of the River Beal.\nManchester to Oldham\nArea: 1h.\nPopulation: 7\nTransfer of area in vicinity of Hobson Street, including Linwood Street, Heath Cottage, and part of the Meadow Mills industrial site.\nOldham to Manchester\nArea: 6.5 h.\nPopulation: 5\nTransfer of part of Presentation Convent and of the St. Margaret Mary’s School site.\nTransfer of part of Brookdale Park, including the recreation ground lying between Bradshaw Avenue and Hulmes Road.\nOldham to Tameside\nArea: 7 h.\nPopulation: 2\nTransfer of area north of Holly Bank Farm, including Butt Farm and part of Under Lane and Grotton Brick Works.\nTameside to Oldham\nArea: 3.5 h.\nPopulation: 10\nRealignments of boundary in Medlock Vale area to follow centre of River Medlock.\nTransfer at Quick of area including Quick House, Manor House and part of Strawberry Lane.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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