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Sefton Rural District

Coordinates: 53°29′20″N 3°01′41″W / 53.489°N 3.028°W / 53.489; -3.028
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53°29′20″N 3°01′41″W / 53.489°N 3.028°W / 53.489; -3.028 Sefton was a rural district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1932.

It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on West Derby rural sanitary district. It included the following parishes:

It was abolished by a County Review Order in 1932, with the parishes being added to the West Lancashire Rural District (Lunt being abolished and added to Sefton parish at the same time). The remaining parishes, Aintree, Ford (itself absorbed into Litherland Urban District in 1954), Ince Blundell, Netherton, Sefton and Thornton, have all formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside since 1974.

References

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  • "Sefton RD through time: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 January 2018.