Queenborough-in-Sheppey was a municipal borough in Kent, England from 1968 to 1974.[1] It contained the parish of Queenborough in Sheppey. It was created on 1 April 1968 by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Queenborough with Sheerness Urban District and Sheppey Rural District, and occupied the entire Isle of Sheppey. It incorporated the following parishes:

Queenborough-in-Sheppey
History
 • Created1968
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded bySwale
StatusMunicipal borough and civil parish

On 1 April 1974, the council was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 to form Swale district.[2] The parish was also abolished.[3] Queenborough and various parishes in the island now have independent parish and town councils again.

Mayors

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  • 1968-69 A.H.R. Copland
  • 1969-70 B.E.G. Bigg
  • 1970-71 B.E.G. Bigg
  • 1970-71 H.G. Harris
  • 1971-72 W.G. Baxter
  • 1972-73 R. D. Sharrock
  • 1973-74 R. D. Sharrock

Honorary Freemen of the Borough

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  • 1971 Dr Matthew De Lacey OBE TD
  • 1973 Reginald James Davie JP

References

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  1. ^ "Queenborough in Sheppey MB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District".
  2. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Sheppey Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

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