Medina, Isle of Wight

Medina was a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough on the Isle of Wight in England from 1974 to 1995.

Medina
Area
• 1974	28,949 acres (117.15 km2)[1]
Population
• 1973[2]	64,790
• 1992[3]	72,000
History
• Created	1974
• Abolished	1995
• Succeeded by	Isle of Wight Council
Status	non-metropolitan district, borough
Government
• HQ	Newport
• Motto	Floreat Medina (May Medina flourish)

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the municipal boroughs of Newport and Ryde along with the urban district of Cowes. It was one of two districts on the Island formed in 1974 - the other was South Wight.

"Medina" was an older name for Newport which has been preserved in the River Medina.

Following a review by the Local Government Commission for England, the borough was abolished on 1 April 1995, when a single Isle of Wight Council replaced the Isle of Wight County Council and the island's two district councils.^[4]

See also

• Medina Borough Council elections

References

1. Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 61. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
2. Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
3. OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
4. "The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994". Office of Public Sector Information. 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

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