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	Topics Rural district Topic Home Rural districts were a type of local governmentLocal government Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state or province.... area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in EnglandEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom.... , WalesWales Wales is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.... , and IrelandIreland Overview Ireland is the third largest island in Europe.... for the administration of predominantly ruralRural Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities.... areas at a level lower than that of the administrative countiesAdministrative county An administrative county was an administrative area in the British Isles used for the purposes of local government.... . England and Wales In England and WalesEngland and Wales \| align="center" \|\|\|}England and Wales are home nations of the United Kingdom and, because they share the same legal system, ... they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894Local Government Act 1894 The Local Government Act 1894 created a system of urban districts and rural districts with elected councils in all areas of ... ) along with urban districtFacts About Urban district In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area.... s. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districtSanitary district Sanitary Districts were established in England and Wales in 1875 and in Ireland in 1878.... s (themselves based on Poor Law UnionPoor Law Union A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century.... s, but not replacing them). 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 housingCouncil house The council house is a form of public housing found in the United Kingdom.... , and playgrounds and cemeteries. Matters such as educationEducation Education is the process by which an individual is encouraged and enabled to develop fully his or her innate potential; it m... and roads were the responsibility of county councilCounty council British IslesIn the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county.... s. Until 1930 the rural district councillors were also poor lawPoor Law The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social security in operation in England and the rest of the United Kingdom ... guardians for the unionsPoor Law Union Summary A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century.... of which they formed part. Each parishCivil parish A civil parish in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or count... was represented by one or more councillors. 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 1929Local Government Act 1929 The Local Government Act, 1929 made changes to poor law and local government in England and Wales.... , 236 rural districts were abolished and merged or amalgamated into larger units . 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 districtUrban district In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area.... or a municipal boroughMunicipal borough Municipal boroughs were a type of local authority which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974.... ). A good example of this was Melton and Belvoir Rural DistrictMelton and Belvoir Rural District Melton and Belvoir Rural District was a rural district of Leicestershire, England, from 1935 to 1974.... which surrounded the town of Melton MowbrayMelton Mowbray Melton Mowbray or just Melton is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, En... . Rural districts might often be, or become fragmentary, consisting of a number of detached parts, such as Wigan Rural DistrictWigan Rural District 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 DistrictTintwistle Rural District Summary The rural district of Tintwistle was a rural district in Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974.... , Alston with Garrigill Rural DistrictAlston Moor Alston Moor is a moor and civil parish in Cumbria, England, based around the small town of Alston.... , South Mimms Rural District, King's Lynn Rural DistrictKing's Lynn Rural District Summary King's Lynn Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk from 1894 to 1935.... , Disley Rural DistrictDisley Disley is a village in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, in the Goyt Valley, very close to the county bo... and Crowland Rural District). 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 1972Local Government Act 1972 Overview The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and W... ) and were typically merged with nearby urban districts or boroughs to form a uniform pattern of districtsDistricts of England The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government.... , which contained urban and rural areas. See List of Rural Districts in England and Wales 1894 - 1930List of Rural Districts in England and Wales 1894 - 1930 The following is a list of rural districts established in England and Wales by the Local Government Act 1894.... for the districts created in 1894; List of rural and urban districts in EnglandList of rural and urban districts in England This is a list of all the rural districts, urban districts and municipal boroughs in England as they existed prior to the entry in... , and List of rural and urban districts in WalesList of rural and urban districts in Wales This is a list of the municipal boroughs, urban districts, and rural districts in Wales immediately prior to the coming into force... for a list of rural districts at abolition in 1974. Ireland In IrelandIreland Ireland is the third largest island in Europe.... , rural districts were created in 1898 by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 The Local Government Act 1898 is a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingd... . They were subdivided into District Electoral Divisions. Following the division of Ireland, rural districts in the Irish Free StateIrish Free State Overview The Irish Free State was the name of the state comprising the 26 of Ireland's 32 counties that were separated from the Uni... were abolished in 1925, by the Local Government Act 1925, amid widespread accusations of corruptionPolitical corruption Summary In broad terms, political corruption is the misuse by government officials of their governmental powers for illegitimate, us... . Their functions were transferred to the county councils (in County DublinCounty Dublin County Dublin , or more correctly the Dublin Region , is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and la... they remained intact until 1930). The former boundaries of the rural districts in the Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland The Republic of Ireland is the official description of the sovereign state which covers approximately five-sixths the islan... continue to be used for statistical purposes and defining constituences In Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and covers 5,459 square miles in the northeast of the island of Irelan... , 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 districtsDistricts of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes.... . See: List of rural and urban districts in Northern IrelandList 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 Act 1898 came into... .