Chadderton Urban District

Chadderton Urban District

Chadderton Town Hall
Area
  1894 3,082 acres (12.47 km2)
  1974 3,014 acres (12.20 km2)
Population
  1901 24,892
  1971 32,450
History
  Created 1894
  Abolished 1974
  Succeeded by Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Status Urban district
  HQ Chadderton Town Hall

Chadderton Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England. It was centred on the town of Chadderton.

It was created an urban district in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 and included the civil parish of Chadderton and part of the district of Hollinwood.

In 1974 Chadderton Urban District was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its former area transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.

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Coordinates: 53°32′N 2°08′W / 53.54°N 2.13°W / 53.54; -2.13

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