Place:Salisbury District, Wiltshire, England

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NameSalisbury District
TypeDistrict municipality
Coordinates51.067°N 1.798°W
Located inWiltshire, England     (1974 - 2009)
See alsoSalisbury, Wiltshire, Englandmunicipal borough from which it was formed in 1974
Wilton, Wiltshire, Englandmunicipal borough from which it was formed in 1974
Amesbury Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district from which it was formed in 1974
Mere and Tisbury Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district from which it was formed in 1974
Malmesbury Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district from which it was formed in 1974
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, Englandunitary authority into which it was merged in 2009
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The Salisbury District was a local government district in Wiltshire, England from 1974 to 2009. Its main urban area was the city of Salisbury.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 and the pursuant The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 as a merger of the previous municipal boroughs of Salisbury and Wilton, along with Amesbury Rural District, Mere and Tisbury Rural District and Salisbury and Wilton Rural District. In 2001, the last UK census held during its existence, it had a population of approximately 115,000.

On 1 April 2009, the district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire District or Wiltshire Council unitary authority. At the same time, a parish council serving only Salisbury and its suburbs was formed, called Salisbury City Council.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Salisbury District.

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