
1 
This order may be cited as the Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 6th July 1973.
2 
The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3 
There shall be constituted the parishes named in column (1) of Parts I and II of the Schedule to this order, the boundaries of which are conterminous—
(a) in the case of the parishes in Part I, with the boundaries of the existing urban districts or boroughs respectively specified in respect of such parishes in column (2);
(b) in the case of the parishes in Part II, with the boundaries of the parts of existing urban districts respectively specified in respect of such parishes in column (2).
4 
In relation to the parishes named in column (1) of the said Part I, 6th July 1973 is hereby specified as the date for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) (aldermen and councillors of boroughs or councillors of urban districts to be parish councillors) and (5) (cessation of provision suspending elections, and filling of casual vacancies) of paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Act 1972.
Geoffrey Rippon
Secretary of State for the Environment
22nd June 1973
SCHEDULE
PART I

(1) (2)
Parishes Existing urban districts or boroughs
County of Avon
Clevedon The urban district of Clevedon
Norton-Radstock The urban district of Norton-Radstock
Portishead The urban district of Portishead
Country of Bedfordshire
Ampthill The urban district of Ampthill
Biggleswade The urban district of Biggleswade
Kempston Urban The urban district of Kempston
Leighton-Linslade The urban district of Leighton-Linslade
Sandy The urban district of Sandy
County of Berkshire
Wokingham The borough of Wokingham
Eton The urban district of Eton
County of Buckinghamshire
Buckingham The borough of Buckingham
Beaconsfield The urban district of Beaconsfield
Chesham The urban district of Chesham
Marlow The urban district of Marlow
County of Cambridgeshire
Huntingdon and Godmanchester The borough of Huntingdon and Godmanchester
Saint Ives The borough of St. Ives
Chatteris The urban district of Chatteris
Ely The urban district of Ely
March The urban district of March
Ramsey The urban district of Ramsey
St. Neots The urban district of St. Neots
County of Cheshire
Alderley Edge The urban district of Alderley Edge
Alsager The urban district of Alsager
Bollington The urban district of Bollington
Knutsford The urban district of Knutsford
Lymm The urban district of Lymm
Middlewich The urban district of Middlewich
Nantwich The urban district of Nantwich
Northwich The urban district of Northwich
County of Cleveland
Guisborough The urban district of Guisborough
Loftus The urban district of Loftus
Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea The urban district of Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea
Country of Cornwall
Bodmin The borough of Bodmin
Helston The borough of Helston
Launceston The borough of Dunheved, otherwise Launceston
Liskeard The borough of Liskeard
Penryn The borough of Penryn
St. Ives The borough of St. Ives
Saltash The borough of Saltash
Bude-Stratton The urban district of Bude-Stratton
Looe The urban district of Looe
St. Just The urban district of St. Just
Torpoint The urban district of Torpoint
County of Cumbria
Appleby The borough of Appleby
Cockermouth The urban district of Cockermouth
Grange-over-Sands The urban district of Grange
Keswick The urban district of Keswick
Maryport The urban district of Maryport
Ulverston The urban district of Ulverston
Windermere The urban district of Windermere
County of Derbyshire
Ashbourne The urban district of Ashbourne
Bakewell The urban district of Bakewell
Belper The urban district of Belper
Old Bolsover The urban district of Bolsover
Clay Cross The urban district of Clay Cross
Dronfield The urban district of Dronfield
New Mills The urban district of New Mills
Ripley The urban district of Ripley
Staveley The urban district of Staveley
Whaley Bridge The urban district of Whaley Bridge
Wirksworth The urban district of Wirksworth
Country of Devon
Dartmouth The borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness
Great Torrington The borough of Great Torrington
Honiton The borough of Honiton
Okehampton The borough of Okehampton
Totnes The borough of Totnes
Ashburton The urban district of Ashburton
Buckfastleigh The urban district of Buckfastleigh
Budleigh Salterton The urban district of Budleigh Salterton
Crediton The urban district of Crediton
Dawlish The urban district of Dawlish
Ilfracombe The urban district of Ilfracombe
Kingsbridge The urban district of Kingsbridge
Lynton and Lynmouth The urban district of Lynton
Northam The urban district of Northam
Ottery St. Mary The urban district of Ottery St. Mary
Salcombe The urban district of Salcombe
Seaton The urban district of Seaton
Sidmouth The urban district of Sidmouth
Teignmouth The urban district of Teignmouth
County of Dorset
Blandford Forum The borough of Blandford Forum
Bridport The borough of Bridport
Dorchester The borough of Dorchester
Lyme Regis The borough of Lyme Regis
Shaftesbury The borough of Shaftesbury
Wareham Lady St. Mary The borough of Wareham
Portland The urban district of Portland
Sherborne The urban district of Sherborne
Swanage The urban district of Swanage
Wimborne Minster The urban district of Wimborne Minster
County of Durham
Barnard Castle The urban district of Barnard Castle
Brandon and Byshottles The urban district of Brandon and Byshottles
Shildon The urban district of Shildon
Spennymoor The urban district of Spennymoor
Tow Law The urban district of Tow Law
County of East Sussex
Rye The borough of Rye
Newhaven The urban district of Newhaven
Country of Essex
Harwich The borough of Harwich
Saffron Walden The borough of Saffron Walden
Brightlingsea The urban district of Brightlingsea
Burnham-on-Crouch The urban district of Burnham-on-Crouch
Epping The urban district of Epping
Frinton and Walton The urban district of Frinton and Walton
Halstead The urban district of Halstead
Waltham Holy Cross The urban district of Waltham Holy Cross
West Mersea The urban district of West Mersea
Wivenhoe The urban district of Wivenhoe
County of Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury The borough of Tewkesbury
Cirencester The urban district of Cirencester
Nailsworth The urban district of Nailsworth
County of Greater Manchester
Blackrod The urban district of Blackrod
County of Hampshire
Romsey The borough of Romsey
Alton The urban district of Alton
Petersfield The urban district of Petersfield
County of Hereford and Worcester
Bewdley The borough of Bewdley
Droitwich The borough of Droitwich
Evesham The borough of Evesham
Leominster The borough of Leominster
Kington The urban district of Kington
Ross-on-Wye The urban district of Ross-on-Wye
Stourport-on-Severn The urban district of Stourport-on-Severn
County of Hertfordshire
Berkhamsted The urban district of Berkhamsted
Chorleywood The urban district of Chorleywood
Royston The urban district of Royston
Sawbridgeworth The urban district of Sawbridgeworth
Tring The urban district of Tring
Ware The urban district of Ware
County of Humberside
Hedon The borough of Hedon
Barton-upon-Humber The urban district of Barton-upon-Humber
Brigg The urban district of Brigg
Hornsea The urban district of Hornsea
County of Isle of Wight
Ventnor The urban district of Ventnor
County of Kent
Faversham The borough of Faversham
Hythe The borough of Hythe
Lydd The borough of Lydd
New Romney The borough of New Romney
Sandwich The borough of Sandwich
Tenterden The borough of Tenterden
Broadstairs and St. Peters The urban district of Broadstairs and St. Peter's
Sevenoaks The urban district of Sevenoaks
Southborough The urban district of Southborough
Swanscombe The urban district of Swanscombe
County of Lancashire
Carnforth The urban district of Carnforth
Kirkham The urban district of Kirkham
Longridge The urban district of Longridge
Preesall The urban district of Preesall
Whitworth The urban district of Whitworth
Withnell The urban district of Withnell
County of Leicestershire
Ashby-de-la-Zouch The urban district of Ashby de la Zouch
Ashby Woulds The urban district of Ashby Woulds
Oakham The urban district of Oakham
County of Lincolnshire
Louth The borough of Louth
Stamford The borough of Stamford
Alford The urban district of Alford
Bourne The urban district of Bourne
Horncastle The urban district of Horncastle
Mablethorpe and Sutton The urban district of Mablethorpe and Sutton
Market Rasen The urban district of Market Rasen
Skegness The urban district of Skegness
Sleaford The urban district of Sleaford
Woodhall Spa The urban district of Woodhall Spa
County of Merseyside
Rainford The urban district of Rainford
County of Norfolk
Thetford The borough of Thetford
Cromer The urban district of Cromer
Diss The urban district of Diss
Downham Market The urban district of Downham Market
East Dereham The urban district of East Dereham
Hunstanton The urban district of Hunstanton
North Walsham The urban district of North Walsham
Sheringham The urban district of Sheringham
Swaffham The urban district of Swaffham
Wells-next-the-Sea The urban district of Wells-next-the-Sea
Wymondham The urban district of Wymondham
County of North Yorkshire
Richmond The borough of Richmond
Ripon The city of Ripon
Filey The urban district of Filey
Knaresborough The urban district of Knaresborough
Malton The urban district of Malton
Northallerton The urban district of Northallerton
Norton-on-Derwent The urban district of Norton
Pickering The urban district of Pickering
Scalby The urban district of Scalby
Selby The urban district of Selby
Whitby The urban district of Whitby
County of Northamptonshire
Brackley The borough of Brackley
Higham Ferrers The borough of Higham Ferrers
Burton Latimer The urban district of Burton Latimer
Desborough The urban district of Desborough
Irthlingborough The urban district of Irthlingborough
Oundle The urban district of Oundle
Raunds The urban district of Raunds
Rothwell The urban district of Rothwell
County of Northumberland
Alnwick The urban district of Alnwick
Amble The urban district of Amble
Hexham The urban district of Hexham
Prudhoe The urban district of Prudhoe
County of Nottinghamshire
Eastwood The urban district of Eastwood
Warsop The urban district of Warsop
County of Oxfordshire
Abingdon The borough of Abingdon
Chipping Norton The borough of Chipping Norton
Henley-on-Thames The borough of Henley-on-Thames
Wallingford The borough of Wallingford
Woodstock The borough of Woodstock
Bicester The urban district of Bicester
Thame The urban district of Thame
Wantage The urban district of Wantage
Witney The urban district of Witney
County of Salop
Newport The urban district of Newport
County of Somerset
Chard The borough of Chard
Glastonbury The borough of Glastonbury
Wells The city of Wells
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge The urban district of Burnham-on-Sea
Crewkerne The urban district of Crewkerne
Frome The urban district of Frome
Ilminster The urban district of Ilminster
Shepton Mallet The urban district of Shepton Mallet
Street The urban district of Street
Watchet The urban district of Watchet
Wellington The urban district of Wellington
County of South Yorkshire
Penistone The urban district of Penistone
Stocksbridge The urban district of Stocksbridge
Tickhill The urban district of Tickhill
County of Staffordshire
Biddulph The urban district of Biddulph
Leek The urban district of Leek
Stone The urban district of Stone
Uttoxeter The urban district of Uttoxeter
County of Suffolk
Aldeburgh The borough of Aldeburgh
Beccles The borough of Beccles
Eye The borough of Eye
Southwold The borough of Southwold
Sudbury The borough of Sudbury
Bungay The urban district of Bungay
Hadleigh The urban district of Hadleigh
Halesworth The urban district of Halesworth
Leiston The urban district of Leiston-cum-Sizewell
Saxmundham The urban district of Saxmundham
Stowmarket The urban district of Stowmarket
Woodbridge The urban district of Woodbridge
County of Surrey
Godalming The borough of Godalming
Haslemere The urban district of Haslemere
County of Warwickshire
Stratford-upon-Avon The borough of Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwick The borough of Warwick
Kenilworth The urban district of Kenilworth
County of West Sussex
Arundel The borough of Arundel
Burgess Hill The urban district of Burgess Hill
East Grinstead The urban district of East Grinstead
Littlehampton The urban district of Littlehampton
County of West Yorkshire
Todmorden The borough of Todmorden
Denholme The urban district of Denholme
Hebden Royd The urban district of Hebden Royd
Hemsworth The urban district of Hemsworth
Otley The urban district of Otley
Ripponden The urban district of Ripponden
Silsden The urban district of Silsden
County of Wiltshire
Calne The borough of Calne
Devizes The borough of Devizes
Malmesbury The borough of Malmesbury
Marlborough The borough of Marlborough
Wilton The borough of Wilton
Bradford-on-Avon The urban district of Bradford-on-Avon
Melksham The urban district of Melksham
Warminster The urban district of Warminster
Westbury The urban district of Westbury
PART II

(1) (2)
Parishes Parts of existing urban districts
County of Cheshire
Culcheth and Glazebury So much of the urban district of Golborne as is comprised in the district of Warrington
County of Cumbria
Lakes So much of the urban district of Lakes as is comprised in the district of South Lakeland
Patterdale So much of the urban district of Lakes as is comprised in the district of Eden
County of Lancashire
Turton North So much of the urban district of Turton as is comprised in the district of Blackburn
County of Merseyside
Billinge Chapel End So much of the urban district of Billinge-and-Winstanley as is comprised in the district of St. Helens
Seneley Green So much of the urban district of Ashton-in-Makerfield as is comprised in the district of St. Helens