Records of Caerleon Urban District Council, 1895-1974.
Caerleon Urban District Council Records
This material is held atGwent Archives / Archifau Gwent
- Reference
- GB 218 A120
- Dates of Creation
- 1895-1974
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- To be supplied
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Caerleon Urban District Council (UDC), Monmouthshire, was established under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894 and comprised the parishes of Caerleon and Christchurch. The Council comprised a number of councillors and a chairman and initially took over the powers of the Local Board of Health. The Council's 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 Sanitary Inspector. Caerleon UDC was abolished in 1974.
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Note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Gwent Record Office, Caerleon Urban District Council, catalogue; Jackson, W. Eric, The Structure of Local Government in England and Wales (London: Longmans, 1949); Hey, David, Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History (Oxford, 1997); Richards, Melville, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff, 1969).
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Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Gwent Record Office.
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