Bedford Rural District
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Bedford was a rural district
in Bedfordshire
, England
from 1894 to 1974. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10002060&c_id=10001043
The district largely surrounded but did not include the municipal borough
of Bedford
.
It was enlarged in 1934 when it took in the disbanded Eaton Socon Rural District
. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
, it was merged with Bedford borough and Kempston
urban district
to form the new Bedford
district.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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.-England and Wales:In England...
in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from 1894 to 1974. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10002060&c_id=10001043
The district largely surrounded but did not include the municipal borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
of Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
.
It was enlarged in 1934 when it took in the disbanded Eaton Socon Rural District
Eaton Socon Rural District
Eaton Socon was a rural district in Bedfordshire, England from 1894 to 1934.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the St. Neots rural sanitary district which was in Bedfordshire...
. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, it was merged with Bedford borough and Kempston
Kempston
Kempston is a town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England. Once known as the largest village in England, Kempston is now a town with its own town council. It has a population of about 20,000, and together with Bedford, it forms an urban area with around 100,000 inhabitants, which is the...
urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
to form the new Bedford
Bedford (borough)
Bedford is a unitary authority with the status of a borough in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based at Bedford, which is also the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains a single urban area, the 69th largest in the United Kingdom that comprises Bedford and...
district.