Pontypool Local Board Records

This material is held atGwent Archives / Archifau Gwent

  • Reference
    • GB 218 A433
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1863-1895
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • To be supplied

Scope and Content

Records of Pontypool Local Board, 1863-1895.

Administrative / Biographical History

Pontypool Local Board of Health was created in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, under the Public Health Act 1848. As a result of the Public Health Act 1872 it became an urban sanitary authority, under the name Pontypool Local Board. The Board was responsible for various aspects of public health including sewerage, street cleaning and highways. In 1894 the Local Board was replaced by Pontypool Urban District Council.

Arrangement

To be supplied

Access Information

No restrictions

Acquisition Information

No information found

Note

Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Gwent Record Office, Pontypool Local Board, 1863-1895, catalogue; Jackson, W. Eric, The Structure of Local Government in England and Wales (London: Longmans, 1949); Powys County Archives Office website (http://archives.powys.gov.uk/), viewed 29 September 2005.

Other Finding Aids

Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Gwent Record Office.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply

Appraisal Information

All records have been retained

Accruals

Accruals are not expected

Geographical Names

Wales, Pontypool