'Staines' was a local government district from 1894 to 1974 around the town of
Staines. Apart from Staines itself, it also covered
Ashford,
Laleham and
Stanwell.
In 1894, under the
Local Government Act 1894, Staines was created an
urban district of
Middlesex. It originally just covered the parish of Staines. In 1930 the parishes of Ashford, Laleham and Stanwell were added from the disbanded
Staines Rural District.
In 1965, when the administrative county of Middlesex was abolished and its former area transferred to Greater London under the
London Government Act 1963, the Staines Urban District was instead transferred to
Surrey.
In 1974, under the
Local Government Act 1972, the urban district was abolished and its former area was combined with that of
Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District to form the present-day borough of
Spelthorne.
References
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Local Government Act 1894
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London Government Act 1963
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Local Government Act 1972
External links
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A Vision of Britain - Staines UD