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West Penwith Rural District was a rural district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, from 1894 to 1974. It was enlarged in 1934 by the abolition of Hayle , Ludgvan , Madron , Paul , and Phillack urban districts , and also took in part of the disbanded Redruth Rural District .
Municipal boroughs existed from 1835 and urban and rural districts existed from 1894 as the middle level of local government.Urban and rural districts were created through the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) to provide administration as a subdivision of administrative counties; civil parishes within the districts formed the lowest level of local government.
Penwith also contains an artificial lake, Drift Reservoir, which is located approximately 3 miles west of Penzance. In addition to Penwith's status as a Heritage coastline, west Penwith, an area of 90 square kilometres, is considered an Environmentally Sensitive Area. Penwith lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
A three-week bin collection cycle could be introduced in Shropshire as part of the authority's plans to save £1m of its £23m target from its budget in the next financial year. Shropshire Council ...
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However, following the introduction of unitary authorities in 2009, Penwith District Council was abolished and, by 2010, the St Just in Penwith Town Council had relocated to new offices at No.1 Chapel Street, also known as "Bank House". [10] [11] Since then, the old town hall has been managed by St Just Community ABC as a community venue. [12]
This category groups together articles about places in the district of Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Wikimedia Commons has media related to Penwith . Subcategories
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties: [1]