was a local government district from 1894 to 1974 around the town of
Staines . Apart from Staines itself, it also covered
Ashford ,
Laleham and
Stanwell .
In 1894, under the
Local Government Act 1894 , Staines was created an
Urban District of
Middlesex . It originally just covered the parish of Staines. In 1930 the parishes of Ashford, Laleham and Stanwell were added from the disbanded
Staines Rural District .
In 1965, when Middlesex was abolished and its former area transferred to Greater London under the
London Government Act 1963 , the Staines Urban District was instead transferred to
Surrey .
In 1974, under the
Local Government Act 1972 , the urban district was abolished and its former area was combined with that of
Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District to form the present-day borough of
Spelthorne .
- Local Government Act 1894
- London Government Act 1963
- Local Government Act 1974
