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SCHEDULE 1

PART II

NON-METROPOLITAN COUNTIES

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Name of county 		(2)
Area by reference to existing administrative areas
Avon The county boroughs of Bath and Bristol.
In the administrative county of Gloucestershire—
  • the urban districts of Kingswood and Mangotsfield
  • the rural district of Warmley;
  • the rural district of Sodbury, except the parish of Alderley;
  • the rural district of Thurnbury, except the parishes of Alkington, Berkeley, Ham and Stone, Hamfallow and Hinton.
In the administrative county of Somerset—
  • the borough of Weston-super-Mare;
  • the urban districts of Clevedon, Keynsham, Norton-Radstock and Portishead;
  • the rural districts of Bathavon and Long Ashton;
  • in the rural Axbridge, the parishes of Banwell, Bleadon, Butcome, Churchill, Congresbury, Hutton, Kewstoke, Locking, Puxton, Wick St. Lawrence, Winscombe and Wrington, so much of the parish of Loxton as lies north of the line for the time being of the centre of the river Axe and so much of the parishes of Blagdon and Burrington as lies north of the boundary referred to in paragraph 6 of Part III of this Schedule;
  • in the parish district of Clutton, the parishes of Cameley, Chelwood, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Clutton, Farmborough, Farrington Gurney, High Littleton, Hinton Blewett, Nempnett Thrubwell, Norton Malreward, Paulton, Publow, Stanton Drew, Stowey-Sutton and Timsbury and so much of the parishes of East Harptree, West Harptree, Compton Martin and Ubley as lies north of the boundary referred to in paragraph 6 of Part III of this Schedule;
  • the unaexxed area adjacent to the urban district of Keynsham;
  • Steep Holme Island.
Bedfordshire The county borough of Luton. The administrative county of Bedford.
Berkshire The county borough of Reading.
The administrative county of Berkshire, except the areas in Oxfordshire.
In the administrative county of Buckingham—
  • the borough of Slough;
  • the urban district of Eton;
  • in the rural district of Eton, the parishes of Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury, the Britwell ward of the parish of Burnham and so much of the parish of Wexham as lies south of the boundary referred to in paragraph 7 of Part III of this Schedule.
Buckinghamshire The administrative county of Buckingham, except the areas in Berkshire.
Cambridgeshire The administrative counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and Peterborough.
Cheshire The county boroughs of Chester and Warrington.
The administrative county of Chester, except the areas in Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
In the administrative county of Lancashire—
  • the borough of Widnes;
  • in the urban district of Golborne, the wards of Culceth and Newchurch;
  • the rural district of Warrington;
  • in the rural district of Whiston, the parish of Hale and so much of the parish of Bold as lies within the designated area of Warrington New Town
Cleveland The county boroughs of Hartlepool and Teesside.
In the administrative county of Durham, the rural district of Stockton.
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, North Riding—
  • the urban districts of Guisborough, Loftus, Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea and Skelton and Brotton;
  • in the rural district of Stokesley, the parishes of Castlelevington, Hilton, Ingleby Barwick, Kirklevington, Maltby, Nunthorpe and Yarm.
Cornwall The administrative county of Cornwall.
Cumbria The county boroughs of Barrow-in-Furness and Carlisle.
The administrative counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.
In the administrative county of Lancaster—
  • the urban districts of Dalton-in-Furness, Grange and Ulverston;
  • the rural district of North Lonsdale.
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding, the rural district of Sedbergh.
Derbyshire The county borough of Derby.
The administrative county of Derbyshire.
In the administrative county of Chester, the rural district of Tintwistle.
Devon The county boroughs of Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay.
The administrative county of Devon.
Dorset The county borough of Bournemouth.
The administrative county of Dorset.
In the administrative county of Hampshire—
  • the borough of Christchurch;
  • in the rural district of Ringwood and Fordingbridge, the parishes of Hurn and St. Leonards and St. Ives, so much of the parish of Christchurch East as lies west of the boundary referred to in paragraph 8 of Part III of this Schedule and so much of the parish of Sopley as lies west of the boundary referred to in paragraph 9 of Part III of this Schedule.
Durham The county borough of Darlington.
The administrative county of Durham, except the areas in Cleveland and Tyne and Wear.
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, North Riding, the rural district of Startforth.
East Sussex The county boroughs of Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings.
The administrative county of East Sussex, except the areas in West Sussex.
Essex The county borough of Southend-on-Sea.
The administrative county of Essex.
Gloucestershire The county borough of Gloucester.
The administrative county of Gloucestershire, except the areas in Avon.
Hampshire The county boroughs of Portsmouth and Southampton.
The administrative county of Hampshire, except the areas in Dorset.
Hereford and Worcester The county borough of Worcester.
The administrative county of Herefordshire.
The administrative county of Worcestershire, except the boroughs in West Midlands.
Hertfordshire The administrative county of Hertfordshire.
Humberside The county boroughs of Grimsby and Kingston upon Hull.
The administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding, except for the areas in North Yorkshire.
In the administrative county of Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey—
  • the boroughs of Cleethorpes and Scunthorpe;
  • the urban districts of Barton-upno-Humber and Brigg;
  • the rural districts of Glanford Brigg, Grimsby and Isle of Axholme.
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—
  • the borough of Goole;
  • the rural district of Goole.
Isle of Wight The administrative county of Isle of Wight.
Kent The county borough of Canterbury.
The administrative county of Kent.
Lancashire The county boroughs of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley and Preston.
The administrative county of Lancaster, except the areas in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—
  • the urban districts of Barnoldswick and Earby;
  • the rural district of Bowland;
  • in the rural district of Skipton, the parishes of Bracewell, Brogden and Salterforth.
Leicestershire The county borough of Leicester. The administrative counties of Leicestershrie and Rutland.
Lincolnshire The county borough of Lincoln.
The administrative counties of Lincoln, Parts of Holland and Lincoln, Parts of Kesteven.
The administrative county of Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey, except the areas in Humberside.
Norfolk The county boroughs of Great Yarmouth and Norfolk.
The administrative county of Norfolk.
In the administrative county of East Suffolk, in the rural district of Lothingland, the parishes of Belton, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Fritton and Hopton-on-Sea, so much of the parish of Herringfleet as lies north of the boundary referred to in paragraph 10 of Part III of this Schedule and so much of the parish of Corton as lies north of the boundary referred to in paragraph 11 of that Part.
North Yorkshire The county borough of York.
The administrative county of Yorkshire, North Riding, except the areas in Cleveland and Durham.
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding—
  • the urban districts of Filey and Norton;
  • the rural districts of Derwent and Norton;
  • in the rural district of Bridlington, the parishes of Folkton, Hunmanby, Muston and Reighton.
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—
  • the boroughs of Harrogate and Ripon;
  • the urban districts of Knaresborough, Selby and Skipton;
  • the rural districst of Nidderdale, Ripon and Pately Bridge, Selby and Settle;
  • the rural districts of Osgoldcross, Tadcaster, Wetherby and Wharfedale, except the parishes in West Yorkshire;
  • the rural district of Skipton, except the parishes in Lancashire and West Yorkshire;
  • in the rural district of Hemsworth, the parishes of Kirk Smeaton, Little Smeaton and Walden Stubbs;
Northamptonshire The county borough of Northampton.
The administrative county of Northamptonshire.
Northumberland The administrative county of Northumberland, except the areas in Tyne and Wear.
Nottinghamshire The county borough of Nottingham.
The administrative county of Nottinghamshire, except the areas in South Yorkshire.
Oxfordshire The county borough of Oxfords
The administrative county of Oxford.
In the administrative county of Berkshire—
  • the boroughs of Abingdon and Wallingford;
  • the urban district of Wantage;
  • the rural districts of Abingdon, Faringdon and Wallingford;
  • in the rural district of Wantage, the parishes of Ardington, Blewbury, Childrey, Chilton, Denchworth, East Challow, East Hanney, East Hendred, Goosey, Grove, Harwell, Letcome Bassett, Letcombe Regis, Lockinge, Sparsholt, Upton, West Challow, West Hanney and West Hendred.
Salop The administrative county of Salop.
Somerset The administrative county of Somerset, except the areas in Avon.
Staffordshire The county boroughs of Burton upon Trent and Stoke-on-Trent.
The administrative county of Staffordshire, except the urban district in West Midlands.
Suffolk The county borough of Ipswich.
The administrative county of East Suffolk, except the areas in Norfolk.
The administrative county of West Suffolk.
Surrey The administrative county of Surrey, except the areas in West Sussex.
Warwickshire The administrative county of Surrey, except the areas in West Midlands.
West Sussex The administrative county of West Sussex.
In the administrative county of East Sussex—
  • the urban districts of Burgess Hill, Cuckfield and East Grinstead;
  • the rural district of Cuckfield.
In the administrative county of Surrey, in the rural district of Dorking and Horley, the parish of Charlwood, except the detached part, and so much of the parish of Horley as lies south of the boundary referred to in paragraph 12 of Part III of this Schedule.
Wiltshire The administrative county of Wiltshire.