Medina was a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough on the Isle of Wight in England from 1974 to 1995.
| Medina | |
|---|---|
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| Area | |
| • 1974 | 28,949 acres (117.15 km2)[1] |
| Population | |
| • 1973[2] | 64,790 |
| • 1992[3] | 72,000 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1995 |
| • Succeeded by | Isle of Wight Council |
| Status | non-metropolitan district, borough |
| Government | |
| • HQ | Newport |
| • Motto | Floreat Medina (May Medina flourish) |
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The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the municipal boroughs of Newport and Ryde along with the urban district of Cowes. It was one of two districts on the Island formed in 1974 - the other was South Wight.
"Medina" was an older name for Newport which has been preserved in the River Medina.
Following a review by the Local Government Commission for England, the borough was abolished on 1 April 1995, when a single Isle of Wight Council replaced the Isle of Wight County Council and the island's two district councils.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 61. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
- ^ Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
- ^ OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
- ^ "The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994". Office of Public Sector Information. 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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