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Kerrier (Cornish : Keryer ) was a local government district in Cornwall , England , United Kingdom . It was the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly . Its council was based in Camborne (50°12′50″N 5°17′49″W / 50.214°N 5.297°W / 50.214; -5.297 Redruth and Helston . The district also contained the Lizard Peninsula .
Kerrier is named after one of the ancient administrative Hundreds of Cornwall , Kerrier , which covered broadly the same area, but did not have a coast on the north.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the borough of Helston, the urban district of Camborne-Redruth and Kerrier Rural District . On 25 July 2007, Cornwall County Council 's bid for unitary authority status was accepted by the government. Kerrier District Council was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of structural changes to local government in England .
Cornish musician Luke Vibert has released a number of albums and singles under the alias Kerrier District, as a nod to New York musicians Metro Area and a tribute to the place where he grew up.
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