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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D251
TitleMatlock Petty Sessional Division
Date1923-1978
DescriptionRecords of Matlock District of Wirksworth Petty Sessional Division and of Matlock Petty Sessional Division, from 1906.
Extent15 boxes
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorMatlock Petty Sessional Division
Administrative HistoryCourts were held regularly in Matlock for the Matlock District of the Wirksworth Petty Sessional Division from the late nineteenth century. About 1930 the District became a Petty Sessional Division in its own right. In 1974 on the reorganisation of local government, the Division became part of the West Derbyshire Magistrates Court and in 1978 was absorbed into West Derbyshire Petty Sessional Division.
Custodial HistoryThese records were deposited in the Record Office under Section 4(1) of the Public Records Act at various dates between Dec 1963 and Jul 1991
Organisation Sub-TypePetty Sessions/Magistrates
Access ConditionsSome of the records in this collection are not normally made available for public consultation, because they contain personal information which is protected by law
Related MaterialFor records of West Derbyshire Petty Sessional Division, see D3510
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