The County Borough of Warrington was, from 1889 to 1974, a local government district centred on Warrington in the northwest of England.^[1] It was alternatively known as Warrington County Borough and the County of Warrington. County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

The district was created by the Local Government Act 1888, based upon the earlier Municipal Borough of Warrington, and contained the urbanised areas of Warrington, with Warrington Rural District lying directly to the north appropriately containing rural areas. The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. ... The rural district of Warrington was a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire from 1894 to 1974. ...

As part of the terms of any county borough in England, it was decided that to let the then Lancashire County Council have authority over Warrington would be impractical due to its large size, population and industry, and so the district was independent from the administrative county of Lancashire it would otherwise have been part of. County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Lancashire County Council is the local authority for the county of Lancashire, England. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

The County Borough of Warrington was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its territory transferred to Cheshire to form part of the Borough of Warrington. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

References

1. ^ Warrington MB/CB, visionofbritain.com. URL accessed March 15, 2007.