Durham and Framwelgate

Durham and Framwelgate
Durham and Framwelgate
Geography
Status Municipal borough, city
1891 area 880 acres (3.6 km2)
1931 area 1,064 acres (4.31 km2)
1961 area 4,578 acres (18.53 km2)
HQ Durham
History
Created 1836
Abolished 1974
Succeeded by Durham
Demography
1881 population 14,932
1931 population 16,224
1961 population 20,514
Coat of arms of the City

Durham and Framwelgate was a municipal borough with the status of city in County Durham, England.

The corporation of the ancient borough of Durham and Framwelgate was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.[1]

The borough was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Its former area was merged with Brandon and Byshottles Urban District and Durham Rural District, to became the new City of Durham non-metropolitan district.[2]

References

  1. ^ Page, William (1928). "The City of Durham: Jurisdictions". A History of the County of Durham: Volume 3. British History Online. pp. 53–62. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42605. Retrieved 18 October 2009. 
  2. ^ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. pp. 46,114. ISBN 0117508470. 

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