Kennet District
51°21′07″N 1°59′42″W / 51.352°N 1.995°W
| Kennet District | |
|---|---|
Shown within non-metropolitan Wiltshire | |
| History | |
| • Origin | Municipal Borough of Devizes and Municipal Borough of Marlborough, Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District, Pewsey Rural District. |
| • Created | 1 April 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1 April 2009 |
| • Succeeded by | Wiltshire Council |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| ONS code | 46UB |
| Government | Kennet District Council |
| • HQ | Devizes |
Kennet was a non-metropolitan local government district in Wiltshire, England, abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government. It was named after the River Kennet.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Devizes and Marlborough, alongside Devizes Rural District,[1] Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District and Pewsey Rural District.
The district council was based at offices in Devizes. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of the structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire unitary authority.
See also
References
- ^ Woodruffe, Brian J. (1982). Wiltshire villages. London: Robert Hale. p. 100. ISBN 0709197454.
As has happened in other villages, a cluster of trees was planted in a comer of the green in 1974 to mark the demise of the Devizes Rural District Council, which after eighty years was reorganized to form part of Kennet District.