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Medina, Isle of Wight

Medina, Isle of Wight

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Medina was a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough on the Isle of Wight in England from 1974 to 1995.

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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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 61. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. [2]
    Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  3. [3]
    OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
  4. [4]
    "The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994". Office of Public Sector Information. 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

50.6830°N 1.5401°W / 50.6830; -1.5401


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