Kidsgrove Urban District

Kidsgrove Urban District
Area
• 1911	3,114 acres (12.60 km2)
• 1961	4,094 acres (16.57 km2)
Population
• 1901	8,320
• 1971	22,189
History
• Created	1894
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Status	Urban district

Kidsgrove Urban District was an urban district in the county of Staffordshire. It was formed in 1894 with the civil parishes of Hardings Wood, Kidsgrove, Newchapel and Talke. It was abolished in 1974, by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972, when it was absorbed into the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

References

• A Vision of Britain - Kidsgrove