| Rural district | |
|---|---|
| Category | Local government district |
| Location | England and Wales and Ireland |
| Found in | Administrative county |
| Created by | Local Government Act 1894 |
| Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 | |
| Created |   1894 |
 1899 |
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| Abolished by | Local Government Act 1925 |
| Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 | |
| Local Government Act 1972 | |
| Abolished | 1925/1930 |
 1973 |
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| 1974 |
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| Government | Rural district council |
| Subdivisions | Civil parish |
| District Electoral Division | |
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties. History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world An administrative county was an Administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of Local government. 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 The Local Government (Ireland Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict c 37 is a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Local Government (Boundaries Act (Northern Ireland 1971 was an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, passed in 1971 to replace the previous system The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. A District Electoral Division (often abbreviated as DED) was a low-level territorial division in Ireland. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time An administrative county was an Administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of Local government.
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England and Wales
In England and Wales they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) along with urban districts. History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception 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 In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on Poor Law Unions, but not replacing them). Sanitary Districts were established in England and Wales in 1875 and in Ireland in 1878. A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century
Rural districts had elected Rural District Councils (RDCs), which inherited the functions of the earlier sanitary districts, but also had wider authority over matters such as local planning, council housing, and playgrounds and cemeteries. The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. Matters such as education and roads were the responsibility of county councils. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County.
Until 1930 the rural district councillors were also poor law guardians for the unions of which they formed part. This article deals chiefly with the English Poor Laws covering England and Wales A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century Each parish was represented by one or more councillors. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government.
Originally there were 787 rural districts in England and Wales, as they were based directly upon the sanitary districts and poor law unions which had preceded them. Gradual urbanisation over the following decades lead to some rural districts being redefined as urban districts or merging with existing urban districts or boroughs. Other rural districts proved to be too small or poor to be viable, and following the passing of the Local Government Act 1929, 236 rural districts were abolished and merged or amalgamated into larger units [1]. The Local Government Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo V c 17 made changes to poor law and local government in England and Wales Further mergers took place over following decades and by 1965 the number of districts had been reduced to 473.
The typical shape of a rural district was a doughnut shaped ring around a town (which would be either an urban district or a municipal borough). In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to A good example of this was Melton and Belvoir Rural District (map) which surrounded the town of Melton Mowbray. Melton and Belvoir Rural District was a Rural district of Leicestershire, England, from 1935 to 1974. Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. Rural districts might often be, or become fragmentary, consisting of a number of detached parts, such as Wigan Rural District (map). Wigan was a Rural district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. Some rural districts had a more rounded shape and had a small town or village as the administrative centre.
A few rural districts consisted of only one parish (for example, Tintwistle Rural District, Alston with Garrigill Rural District, South Mimms Rural District, King's Lynn Rural District, Disley Rural District and Crowland Rural District). Tintwistle Rural District was a local government district in north east Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974 Alston Moor is an area of moorland and Civil parish in Cumbria, England, based around the small town of Alston. South Mimms Rural District (1894-1934 and Potters Bar Urban District (1934-1974 were local government districts occupying the area around the town of Potters Bar King's Lynn Rural District was a Rural district in Norfolk from 1894 to 1935. Disley is a Village and Civil parish in the Borough of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Crowland (modern usage or Croyland (medieval era name and the one still in ecclesiastical use is a small town in south Lincolnshire, England, positioned In such districts there was no separate parish council, and the rural district council exercised its functions.
All rural districts in England and Wales were abolished in 1974 (by the Local Government Act 1972) and were typically merged with nearby urban districts or boroughs to form a uniform pattern of districts, which contained urban and rural areas. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government
See List of Rural Districts in England and Wales 1894 - 1930 for the districts created in 1894; List of rural and urban districts in England, and List of rural and urban districts in Wales for a list of rural districts at abolition in 1974. The following is a list of Rural districts established in England and Wales by the Local Government Act 1894. This is a list of all the Rural districts Urban districts and Municipal boroughs in England as they existed prior to the entry into force of the Local This is a list of the Municipal boroughs Urban districts and Rural districts in Wales immediately prior to the coming into force of the Local Government
Ireland
In Ireland, rural districts were created in 1898 by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Local Government (Ireland Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict c 37 is a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom They were subdivided into District Electoral Divisions. A District Electoral Division (often abbreviated as DED) was a low-level territorial division in Ireland.
Following the division of Ireland, rural districts in the Irish Free State were abolished in 1925, by the Local Government Act 1925, amid widespread accusations of corruption. The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain Their functions were transferred to the county councils[2] (in County Dublin they remained intact until 1930). County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or more correctly today the Dublin Region ( Réigiúin Átha Cliath) is the area that contains the city of Dublin [3] The former boundaries of the rural districts in the Republic of Ireland continue to be used for statistical purposes and defining constituences[4][5]
In Northern Ireland, rural districts continued to exist until 1973 when they were abolished (along with all other local government of the old pattern) and replaced with a system of unitary districts. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes
See: List of rural and urban districts in Northern Ireland. The Urban districts and Rural districts of Northern Ireland had their origin in 1899 when the Local Government (Ireland Act 1898 came into effect
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