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Holywell Rural District

NameHolywell
HQHolywell
StatusRural District
Start1894
End1974
ReplaceDelyn
PopulationFirst23,999
PopulationFirstYear1901
PopulationLast25,411
PopulationLastYear1971
AreaFirst64470 acre (260.9 km2)
AreaFirstYear1911
AreaLast58329 acre (236 km2)
AreaLastYear1961

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Holywell was a rural district in the administrative county of Flintshire, Wales from 1894 to 1974.

The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to Holywell Rural Sanitary District.

The district contained the following civil parishes:

*Brynford

*Caerwys

*Cilcain

*Gwaenysgor

*Halkyn

*Holywell Rural

*Llanasa

*Mold Rural

*Nercwys

*Northop

*Nannerch

*Newmarket

*Whitford

*Ysceifiog

The Rural District Council was based in the town of Holywell, which was a separate urban district.

Holywell Rural District was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the district of Delyn in the county of Clwyd.




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