Matlock Urban District

{{Short description|Former local government area in the UK}}

{{for|the town|Matlock, Derbyshire}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{infobox historic subdivision|

|Name= Matlock

|HQ= Matlock

|Status= Urban District

|Start= 1894

|End= 1974

|Replace= West Derbyshire

|PopulationFirst= 5,979

|PopulationFirstYear= 1901

|PopulationLast= 7,060

|PopulationLastYear= 1921

|AreaFirst= {{convert|4205|acre|km2}}

|AreaFirstYear= 1911

|AreaLast= {{convert|4205|acre|km2}}

|AreaLastYear= 1921

|Government= Matlock Urban District Council

}}

Matlock was an Urban District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.{{cite vob |name=Matlock Urban District |url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10109310 |accessdate=2016-06-05}}F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991 It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with the Ashbourne, Bakewell and Wirksworth Urban Districts and the Ashbourne and Bakewell Rural Districts to form the new West Derbyshire district.The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 (SI 1972/2039)