Kennet (district)
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| Kennet District | |
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 Shown within non-metropolitan Wiltshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South West England |
| Admin. County: | Wiltshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 28th 966.62 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Devizes |
| ONS code: | 46UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density |
Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 96.7% White 1.0% S.Asian 1.0% Mixed Race 0.6% Black 0.7% Chinese or other |
| Politics | |
Kennet District Council http://www.kennet.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | |
| MP: | Michael Ancram (Devizes) |
Kennet was a local government district in Wiltshire, England, abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. Its council was based in Devizes and it was named after the River Kennet.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Devizes, Marlborough, and Devizes Rural District, Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District and Pewsey Rural District.
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