MAELOR RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL RECORDS

Records of Overton/Maelor Rural District Council, Clerk's department, 1915-1974, including council minutes, 1915-1974, committee minutes, 1927-1974, letter books, 1935-1972, correspondence files, 1938-1972, and other papers, 1944-1970; Treasurer's department records, 1910-1974, including general ledgers, 1929-1974, and Treasurer's accounts, 1928-1957; Rating Officer's records, 1897-1974, including Guardians' valuation lists, 1897-1927, RDC valuation lists, 1928-1973, and rate books, 1928-1972; Housing Officer's rent account books, 1939-1950; Public Health Inspector's registers, 1916-1949, and reports, 1947-1963.

Deposited by the Clerk to Maelor Rural District Council, 1957, 1973; by the Director of Administration and Legal Services, Wrexham Maelor Borough Council, 1977; and by the Chief Executive, Wrexham Maelor Borough Council, 1986.

Overton Rural District Council was created under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894; in 1953, it was re-named Maelor Rural District Council; it included the parishes of Bangor, Bettisfield, Bronington, Halghton, Hanmer, Iscoed, Overton, Penley, Tybroughton, Willington and Worthenbury, Flintshire. The council comprised councillors and a chairman, elected for three years. They originally took over responsibility for local sanitation from the local sanitary authorities and their responsibilities included sanitary services, sewerage, refuse collection, maintaining local roads, cemeteries, parks, and licensing of public entertainments, water supply and later housing. Rural District Councils were administered by a number of committees and by appointed officers including a Clerk, Treasurer, Public Health Inspector, Housing Officer, Surveyor and Rating Officer. Maelor Rural District Council was abolished in 1974 following local government reorganisation, being absorbed into Wrexham Maelor Borough Council.

Arranged into the following: Clerk; Treasurer; Rating Officer; Housing Officer; and Public Health Inspector.

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Microfilm copies of Building Control records and Planning Applications are at Wrexham Borough Council. Building control records are complete from 1974 (very incomplete prior to 1974). Planning applications complete from c.1949. From the 1990s digital records are available. Originals have been destroyed by Wrexham Borough Council.