Croydon Rural District

Demography
Croydon Rural
Geography
Status	Rural district
History
Created	1894
Abolished	1915
Succeeded by	various, see text
1901 population	33,671
1911 population	65,133

Croydon Rural District was a rural district in north east Surrey from 1894 to 1915. Rural districts were a type of Local government area &ndash now superseded &ndash established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Rural districts were a type of Local government area &ndash now superseded &ndash established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 and replaced the Croydon Rural Sanitary District. The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict c 73 created a system of Urban districts and Rural districts with elected councils in all areas of England Sanitary Districts were established in England and Wales in 1875 and in Ireland in 1878. The district surrounded the County Borough of Croydon to the south, east and west. Croydon was a local government district in north east Surrey, England from 1849 to 1965

When established in 1894, the area covered was primarily rural, dotted with small villages and towns, but the expansion of London in the late 19th and early 20th centuries led to rapid urbanisation and the rural district was progressive broken-up to form newly created urban districts. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Urbanizationn (also spelled urbanisation) is the physical growth of Urban areas into rural or natural land as a result of population in-migration to an existing In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area It was abolished in 1915.

Its area now forms parts of the London Boroughs of Croydon, Merton and Sutton and the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The London Borough of Croydon ( is a London borough in South London, England and is part of Outer London. The London Borough of Merton ( is a London borough in south west London. The London Borough of Sutton ( is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. Locations within the Borough Banstead, Burgh Heath Chipstead Earlswood Hooley

History

1907 - Merton removed to form the Merton Urban District. The historic Parish of Merton contributed its name to the London Borough of Merton, although Merton itself is no longer a clearly defined area within the borough Merton Urban District was an Urban district in Surrey, England, created in 1907 to cover the parish of Merton.
1911 - The census records the district as covering an area of 21,018 acres (85. 1 km²) with a population of 65,133
1913 - Morden was transferred to the Merton Urban District and the district was renamed Merton and Morden Urban District. Morden is a town in the London Borough of Merton. It is located approximately South-southwest of central London between Merton Park (to the north
1914 - The Surrey County Council made orders for the abolition of the Rural District, with its area to be reconstituted as three new urban districts or transferred to neighbouring rural districts. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area This was opposed by the County Borough of Croydon which sought to annex most of Beddington, Coulsdon, Sanderstead and Woodmansterne. Croydon was a local government district in north east Surrey, England from 1849 to 1965 ^[1] Croydon's scheme was eventually defeated in parliament.
1915 - Rural District was abolished and broken-up:
- Coulsdon and Sanderstead formed Coulsdon and Purley Urban District
- Beddington and Wallington formed Beddington and Wallington Urban District
- Addington was transferred to Godstone Rural District
- Woodmansterne was transferred to Epsom Rural District
- Mitcham became the Mitcham Urban District

References

Vision of Britain

^ The County Borough Problem - Croydon and Wimbledon schemes, The Times, April 9, 1914

Coulsdon is a town in the London Borough of Croydon on the Brighton Road ( A23) Sanderstead (ˈsɑːndɚstɛd is a village in London Borough of Croydon, located on high ground at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London. Coulsdon and Purley Urban District was a local government district in north east Surrey from 1915 to 1965 Beddington is a settlement between the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon. Wallington is a town in the London Borough of Sutton situated south south-west of Charing Cross. Addington is a village in south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. Woodmansterne is a village in Reigate and Banstead borough of the county of Surrey, England. Epsom was a Rural district of Surrey from 1894 to 1933 It was created in 1894 and covered the area of the formed Epsom Rural Sanitary District - ie Mitcham is a multiethnic town in South London, just south of Streatham, and situated in the London Borough of Merton. Mitcham was a local government district in north east Surrey from 1915 to 1965 around the town of Mitcham.

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