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MAKERFIELD WATER BOARD
Catalogue reference: WB Ma
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This record is about the MAKERFIELD WATER BOARD dating from 1949-1973.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WB Ma
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Title (The name of the record)
- MAKERFIELD WATER BOARD
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records, regarding minutes, Administration, finance, legal, and others.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>For water supply before 1961 in areas later to be part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, see local authority catalogues (classifications CB, MB, RD and UD)</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Wigan Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Makerfield Water Board</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 31 Files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Acc. No.2033
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Makerfield Water Board was set up under the Makerfield Water Board Order of 1960 and was responsible for the supply of water to an area of approximately 84 square miles. The local authorities concerned were represented on the Board; they were as follows:-
Abram U.D.C.
Ashton U.D.C.
Golborne U.D.C.
Hindley U.D.C.
Ince U.D.C.
Leigh U.D.C.
Newton U.D.C.
Orrell U.D.C.
Standish U.D.C.
Upholland U.D.C. (Skelmersdale and Upholland U.D.C. from 1968)
West Lancashire R.D.C.
Wigan C.B.C.
Wigan R.D.C.
The Makerfield Water Board was supplanted by the North West Water Authority in 1974.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1243598f-251d-468e-b0d9-fb0184f601c9/
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MAKERFIELD WATER BOARD