| Queenborough-in-Sheppey | |
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| History | |
| • Created | 1968 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Swale |
| Status | Municipal borough and civil parish |
Queenborough-in-Sheppey was a municipal borough in Kent, England from 1968 to 1974. It contained the parish of Queenborough in Sheppey. It was created on 1 April 1968 by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Queenborough with Sheerness Urban District and Sheppey Rural District, and occupied the entire Isle of Sheppey. It incorporated the following parishes:
On 1 April 1974, the council was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 to form Swale district. The parish was also abolished. Queenborough and various parishes in the island now have independent parish and town councils again.
Mayors
- 1968-69 A.H.R. Copland
- 1969-70 B.E.G. Bigg
- 1970-71 B.E.G. Bigg
- 1970-71 H.G. Harris
- 1971-72 W.G. Baxter
- 1972-73 R. D. Sharrock
- 1973-74 R. D. Sharrock
Honorary Freemen of the Borough
- 1971 Dr Matthew De Lacey OBE TD
- 1973 Reginald James Davie JP
References
- "Queenborough in Sheppey MB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District".
- "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- "Sheppey Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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