Rhyl Urban District Council, records of

This material is held atArchifau Sir Ddinbych / Denbighshire Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 209 UDD/E
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1910-1994
  • Physical Description
    • 0.589 cubic metres (31 boxes)

Scope and Content

Rhyl Urban District Council (UDC), Flintshire, was established under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894. The Council comprised councillors and a chairman, elected for three years. UDCs originally took over responsibility for local sanitation from the local sanitary authorities and their responsibilities included sanitary services, sewerage, refuse collection, housing, streets, cemeteries, libraries, parks, controls on buildings such as petrol stations, and licensing of public entertainments. UDCs were administered by a number of committees and by appointed officers including a Clerk, Treasurer, Medical Officer of Health, Surveyor and Rating Officer. Rhyl UDC was abolished in 1974 following local government reorganisation, being absorbed into Rhuddlan Borough Council, which continued its burial functions.

Scope and content: Council minutes, 1937-1974; printed minutes, 1910-1938; registers of burials, 1901-1994; cemetery superintendents' registers of internments, 1920-1979; cemetery books, 1964-1975; ministers' fees ledger, 1966-1976.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following: minutes; printed minutes; and cemetery records.

Access Information

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