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Title
Ampthill Rural District Council
Admin/biog history
This council was established in 1891 and abolished in 1974 on the creation of Mid Bedfordshire District Council [records at DCM]. It originally comprised the following parishes: Clophill; Cranfield; Flitton; Flitwick; Gravenhurst; Haynes; Higham Gobion; Houghton Conquest; Lidlington; Marston Moretaine; Maulden; Millbrook; Pulloxhill Shillington; Silsoe; Steppingley; Westoning. In 1900 Woburn Rural District [RDW] was abolished and the following parishes added to Ampthill Rural District: Aspley Guise; Aspley Heath; Battlesden; Eversholt; Harlington; Hulcote & Salford; Husborne Crawley; Milton Bryan; Potsgrove; Ridgmont; Tingrith; Toddington; Woburn. Toddington was later transferred to Luton Rural District [RDL] Ampthill itself was an Urban District Council [UDA] The first chairman of Ampthill Rural District Council was Mr Edward Crouch (1895) The first chairman of Ampthill Urban District council was Mr Sam Seabrook (1895)
Deposit of minutes and ledgers Feb 1972, accession No. 3424
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