297:
1035:
By 1894 many earlier bodies of improvement commissioners had been replaced by local boards or borough corporations. There were thirty towns across
England and Wales where the improvement commissioners were still the primary form of local government, acting as the urban sanitary authority. These
1486:
Local and
Personal Act, 7 & 8 Victoria I, c. xciv: An Act for lighting, paving, cleansing, widening, and improving the Streets of the Town or Parish of Wells in the County of Norfolk; for removing and preventing Nuisances therein; and for making new Streets or
245:, with improvement commissioners districts (also termed improvement act districts) becoming a type of urban sanitary district. Those improvement commissioners still acting as urban sanitary authorities by 1894 had their districts converted into
1444:
790:
1395:
The Public Health Bill having received the Royal Assent on the 10th of August 1872, the provisions with regard to the constitution of the several sanitary districts and authorities took effect from that
540:
214:. Other commissions held elections at which all ratepayers could vote, or took all those paying above a certain rate as automatic members. During the mid-19th century, some commissions came under
888:
1677:
937:
1673:
1599:
1002:
979:
813:
51:
1727:
1687:
573:
1713:
1592:
1638:
1754:
1585:
241:(from 1848), which absorbed commissioners' powers by promoting private acts. From 1872 England and Wales were divided into urban and rural
249:, governed instead by an elected council. Harbour commissioners remained separate in many cases, and they or their successor body are the
39:
1643:
277:
17:
1634:
1470:
118:
63:
304:
1749:
1669:
246:
1428:
1382:
Guardians as Rural
Sanitary Authorities: Powers and Duties under Public Health Act, 1872, and Sewage Utilization Acts
1332:
1572:
1204:
117:: the most powerful in theory, the corporations, were also the most corrupt; and many new industrial towns lacked
477:
464:
126:
626:
360:
130:
1230:
1212:
250:
71:
1421:
The
Government and the People of Limerick: The History of Limerick Corporation/City Council, 1197-2006
280:
abolished most corporations, but the ad hoc improvement commissioners were superseded by standardised
1664:
1648:
1620:
1407:
1037:
308:
43:
422:
257:
210:. Some acts specified named individuals to act as commissioners, who replenished their number by
1545:
58:. The powers of the boards varied according to the acts which created them. They often included
1719:
1185:
1155:
1090:
269:
1320:
1709:
265:
238:
114:
94:
1519:
1499:
1624:
1130:
150:
272:
was governed by improvement commissioners from 1807 until 1853, when it was absorbed into
8:
1100:
138:
1577:
121:. While Binfield states that the first improvement commission in Great Britain was the
1629:
1504:
1321:"Urban Improvement and the English Economy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries"
1224:
1180:
1170:
839:
281:
261:
242:
47:
1723:
1424:
1328:
1050:
234:
110:
1065:
1006:
983:
941:
771:
751:
731:
35:
1380:
955:
823:
405:
98:
75:
1219:. English Local Government. Vol. 4. 1922: Longman, Green. pp. 236–349.
1683:
1075:
929:
854:
827:
794:
134:
1743:
1208:
1120:
1095:
971:
965:
588:
273:
59:
1125:
469:
206:
Improvement Acts empowered the commissioners to fund their work by levying
106:
256:
In
Ireland the first and best known improvement commission was the Dublin
1160:
1145:
1045:
207:
1710:
Public Health Act 1848 - Local board of health/Local government district
1325:
The
Eighteenth-Century Town: A Reader in English Urban History 1688–1820
699:
Act for "better watching, lighting etc. the town of St
Leonards-on-Sea"
1190:
122:
1445:"Commissioners for the Improvement of St. Michael's Parish, 1810-1851"
1105:
1080:
994:
949:
880:
865:
676:
656:
636:
618:
577:
521:
501:
492:
436:
414:
394:
385:
374:
365:
327:
Note for table: 'ICD' stands for improvement commissioners district.
227:
218:
control, for example, the
Manchester Police and Gas Commissions, the
211:
146:
142:
1281:
The
History of the City of Sheffield 1843 - 1993: Volume I: Politics
153:
from 1698. Jones and Falkus give the number of such bodies created:
1165:
1115:
1070:
665:
645:
512:
481:
456:
447:
284:
appointed under the terms of Acts of
Parliament of 1828 and later.
223:
215:
67:
1175:
1150:
1060:
1055:
845:
742:
603:
233:
Improvement commissioners were gradually superseded by reformed
1135:
1110:
1017:
691:
565:
532:
427:
102:
805:
762:
550:
219:
1356:
British Society, 1680-1880: Dynamism, Containment and Change
1036:
districts were all converted into urban districts under the
113:. These were ill-equipped for the larger populations of the
1140:
1085:
782:
722:
707:
1520:"First meeting of the Llandudno Improvement Commissioners"
1607:
1030:
133:, formed in 1662 for sewerage and street-cleaning in the
38:
boards created during the 18th and 19th centuries in the
125:
Police Commission, established in 1765, followed by the
1469:
1412:
1741:
1419:Potter, Matthew; Council, Limerick City (2006).
78:. Those with restricted powers might be called
791:Milton-next-Sittingbourne Improvement Act 1838
1593:
1418:
50:. Around 300 boards were created, each by a
1318:
40:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1649:Non-metropolitan district (shire district)
1600:
1586:
1385:. London: Knight & Co. 1872. p. 2
1319:Jones, E. L.; Falkus, M. E. (2014-01-14).
1275:
1273:
1217:Statutory Authorities for Special Purposes
541:Chichester Paving and Improvement Act 1791
93:Older urban government forms included the
1312:
1253:The Penguin Dictionary of English History
278:Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
1498:
1203:
1550:. House of Commons. 1894. pp. 6–14
1270:
1245:
14:
1755:Local government in the United Kingdom
1742:
1031:Converted into urban districts in 1894
877:Westminster Improvement Commissioners
1608:District status in the United Kingdom
1581:
1423:. Limerick City Council. p. 34.
1327:. Taylor & Francis. p. 135.
1213:"Ch.4: The Improvement Commissioners"
1635:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
291:
1526:. Bangor. 26 August 1854. p. 8
1265:Local Government and Urban Politics
905:Improvement commissioners district
339:Improvement commissioners district
260:in 1757, which covered the area of
28:Boards of improvement commissioners
24:
25:
1766:
1508:. 15 November 1853. p. 3096.
1573:Special district (United States)
889:Westminster Improvement Act 1845
820:Severn Navigation Commissioners
295:
1538:
1512:
1492:
1463:
1437:
1401:
1373:
938:Whittlesea Improvement Act 1849
478:Birmingham Improvement Act 1769
465:Birmingham Street Commissioners
127:Birmingham Street Commissioners
1360:
1348:
1303:
1294:
1285:
1257:
779:Milton next Sittingbourne ICD
627:Sheffield Improvement Act 1818
361:Commissioners of Scotland Yard
131:Commissioners of Scotland Yard
13:
1:
1644:Districts of Northern Ireland
1238:
1003:Chiswick Improvement Act 1858
980:Milford Improvement Act 1857
896:
222:Improvement Commission, the
149:in 1748, as well as various
129:in 1769, the Webbs list the
7:
1566:
1547:Sessional Papers: Volume 77
1368:Local Government in Britain
1309:Webb & Webb 1922, p.241
1300:Webb & Webb 1922, p.242
1291:Webb & Webb 1922, p.239
814:Walton Improvement Act 1841
330:
251:competent harbour authority
226:Highway Commission and the
10:
1771:
1323:. In Borsay, Peter (ed.).
1197:
1750:Improvement commissioners
1697:
1665:Local Government Act 1894
1657:
1621:Local Government Act 1972
1613:
1408:Local Government Act 1894
1126:Milton-next-Sittingbourne
1038:Local Government Act 1894
52:private Act of Parliament
42:and its predecessors the
1705:Improvement Act District
1229:: CS1 maint: location (
109:, and in some cases the
74:or dealing with various
44:Kingdom of Great Britain
18:Improvement commissioner
1471:"The National Archives"
1279:Clyde Binfield et al.,
802:Walton on the Naze ICD
688:St Leonards-on-Sea ICD
423:Wide Streets Commission
287:
258:Wide Streets Commission
1720:Public Health Act 1875
574:Worthing Town Act 1803
80:lighting commissioners
54:, typically termed an
1639:Districts of Scotland
1524:North Wales Chronicle
1251:Ed. Juliet Gardiner,
151:harbour commissioners
115:Industrial Revolution
1625:Districts of England
1131:Newton-in-Makerfield
309:adding missing items
230:Highway Commission.
88:police commissioners
84:paving commissioners
1475:Discovery Catalogue
739:Downham Market ICD
266:adjoining Liberties
139:City of Westminster
1698:Pre-1894 districts
1630:Districts of Wales
1505:The London Gazette
1181:Wells-next-the-Sea
1171:Walton-on-the-Naze
1014:West Worthing ICD
920:Act of Parliament
840:Wells-next-the-Sea
555:late 18th century
354:Act of Parliament
307:; you can help by
282:town commissioners
262:Dublin Corporation
253:in many UK ports.
243:sanitary districts
235:municipal boroughs
48:Kingdom of Ireland
1737:
1736:
1724:Sanitary district
1449:Limerick Archives
1028:
1027:
1007:21 & 22 Vict.
984:20 & 21 Vict.
942:12 & 13 Vict.
894:
893:
772:6 & 7 Will. 4
752:5 & 6 Will. 4
732:3 & 4 Will. 4
325:
324:
204:
203:
111:lord of the manor
16:(Redirected from
1762:
1658:County districts
1602:
1595:
1588:
1579:
1578:
1560:
1559:
1557:
1555:
1542:
1536:
1535:
1533:
1531:
1516:
1510:
1509:
1496:
1490:
1489:
1483:
1481:
1467:
1461:
1460:
1458:
1456:
1441:
1435:
1434:
1416:
1410:
1405:
1399:
1398:
1392:
1390:
1377:
1371:
1364:
1358:
1352:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1341:
1316:
1310:
1307:
1301:
1298:
1292:
1289:
1283:
1277:
1268:
1261:
1255:
1249:
1234:
1228:
1220:
1066:Bradford-on-Avon
901:
900:
335:
334:
320:
317:
299:
298:
292:
239:boards of health
237:(from 1835) and
156:
155:
99:ancient boroughs
76:public nuisances
36:local government
21:
1770:
1769:
1765:
1764:
1763:
1761:
1760:
1759:
1740:
1739:
1738:
1733:
1693:
1653:
1609:
1606:
1569:
1564:
1563:
1553:
1551:
1544:
1543:
1539:
1529:
1527:
1518:
1517:
1513:
1497:
1493:
1479:
1477:
1468:
1464:
1454:
1452:
1443:
1442:
1438:
1431:
1417:
1413:
1406:
1402:
1388:
1386:
1379:
1378:
1374:
1365:
1361:
1354:Richard Price,
1353:
1349:
1339:
1337:
1335:
1317:
1313:
1308:
1304:
1299:
1295:
1290:
1286:
1278:
1271:
1262:
1258:
1250:
1246:
1241:
1222:
1221:
1200:
1195:
1033:
956:Caernarfonshire
926:Whittlesey ICD
899:
855:7 & 8 Vict.
824:Gloucestershire
795:1 & 2 Vict.
719:Canterbury ICD
529:Chichester ICD
489:Winchester ICD
406:Gloucestershire
402:Gloucester ICD
333:
321:
315:
312:
296:
290:
247:urban districts
56:Improvement Act
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1768:
1758:
1757:
1752:
1735:
1734:
1732:
1731:
1717:
1707:
1701:
1699:
1695:
1694:
1692:
1691:
1684:Rural district
1681:
1670:Urban district
1667:
1661:
1659:
1655:
1654:
1652:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1632:
1627:
1617:
1615:
1611:
1610:
1605:
1604:
1597:
1590:
1582:
1576:
1575:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1561:
1537:
1511:
1491:
1462:
1436:
1429:
1411:
1400:
1372:
1359:
1347:
1333:
1311:
1302:
1293:
1284:
1269:
1256:
1243:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1236:
1235:
1209:Webb, Beatrice
1199:
1196:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1076:Downham Market
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1042:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1000:
997:
992:
988:
987:
977:
974:
969:
962:
961:
958:
953:
946:
945:
935:
932:
930:Cambridgeshire
927:
923:
922:
917:
912:
907:
898:
895:
892:
891:
886:
883:
878:
874:
873:
871:
868:
863:
859:
858:
851:
848:
843:
836:
835:
833:
830:
828:Worcestershire
821:
817:
816:
811:
808:
803:
799:
798:
788:
785:
780:
776:
775:
768:
765:
760:
756:
755:
748:
745:
740:
736:
735:
728:
725:
720:
716:
715:
713:
710:
705:
704:Herne Bay ICD
701:
700:
697:
694:
689:
685:
684:
682:
679:
674:
670:
669:
662:
659:
654:
650:
649:
642:
639:
634:
630:
629:
624:
621:
616:
615:Sheffield ICD
612:
611:
609:
606:
601:
597:
596:
594:
591:
586:
585:Lichfield ICD
582:
581:
571:
568:
563:
559:
558:
556:
553:
548:
544:
543:
538:
535:
530:
526:
525:
518:
515:
510:
506:
505:
498:
495:
490:
486:
485:
475:
472:
467:
461:
460:
453:
450:
445:
441:
440:
439:. c. 19 (Ir))
433:
430:
425:
419:
418:
411:
408:
403:
399:
398:
391:
388:
383:
382:New Sarum ICD
379:
378:
371:
368:
363:
357:
356:
351:
346:
341:
332:
329:
323:
322:
302:
300:
289:
286:
202:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
179:
178:
175:
172:
169:
166:
163:
160:
135:City of London
119:borough status
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1767:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1748:
1747:
1745:
1729:
1725:
1721:
1718:
1715:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1702:
1700:
1696:
1689:
1685:
1682:
1679:
1675:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1662:
1660:
1656:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1622:
1619:
1618:
1616:
1612:
1603:
1598:
1596:
1591:
1589:
1584:
1583:
1580:
1574:
1571:
1570:
1549:
1548:
1541:
1525:
1521:
1515:
1507:
1506:
1501:
1495:
1488:
1476:
1472:
1466:
1451:. Limerick.ie
1450:
1446:
1440:
1432:
1430:9780905700144
1426:
1422:
1415:
1409:
1404:
1397:
1384:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1363:
1357:
1351:
1336:
1334:9781317899747
1330:
1326:
1322:
1315:
1306:
1297:
1288:
1282:
1276:
1274:
1266:
1263:Hampton, W.,
1260:
1254:
1248:
1244:
1232:
1226:
1218:
1214:
1210:
1206:
1202:
1201:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1121:Milford Haven
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1096:Knaresborough
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1039:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1004:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:Chiswick ICD
990:
989:
985:
981:
978:
975:
973:
972:Pembrokeshire
970:
967:
964:
963:
959:
957:
954:
951:
948:
947:
943:
939:
936:
933:
931:
928:
925:
924:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
902:
890:
887:
884:
882:
879:
876:
875:
872:
869:
867:
864:
861:
860:
856:
852:
849:
847:
844:
841:
838:
837:
834:
831:
829:
825:
822:
819:
818:
815:
812:
809:
807:
804:
801:
800:
796:
792:
789:
786:
784:
781:
778:
777:
773:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:Crediton ICD
758:
757:
753:
749:
746:
744:
741:
738:
737:
733:
729:
726:
724:
721:
718:
717:
714:
711:
709:
706:
703:
702:
698:
695:
693:
690:
687:
686:
683:
680:
678:
675:
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671:
667:
663:
660:
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655:
652:
651:
648:. c. cxxvii)
647:
643:
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638:
635:
632:
631:
628:
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622:
620:
617:
614:
613:
610:
607:
605:
602:
599:
598:
595:
592:
590:
589:Staffordshire
587:
584:
583:
579:
575:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:Worthing ICD
561:
560:
557:
554:
552:
549:
546:
545:
542:
539:
536:
534:
531:
528:
527:
523:
519:
516:
514:
511:
508:
507:
503:
499:
496:
494:
491:
488:
487:
483:
479:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
462:
458:
454:
451:
449:
446:
443:
442:
438:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
420:
416:
412:
409:
407:
404:
401:
400:
396:
392:
389:
387:
384:
381:
380:
376:
372:
369:
367:
364:
362:
359:
358:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
336:
328:
319:
310:
306:
303:This list is
301:
294:
293:
285:
283:
279:
275:
274:Limerick city
271:
267:
263:
259:
254:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
231:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
199:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
181:
180:
176:
173:
170:
167:
164:
161:
158:
157:
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
91:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
60:street paving
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
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