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Name | Wareham and Purbeck Rural |
Type | Rural district |
Located in | Dorset, England (1894 - 1974) |
Wareham and Purbeck Rural District existed in Dorset, England from 1894 until 1974. It faced the English Channel.
During its existence the rural district was made up of the civil parishes given below.
For a definition of "rural district", see the bottom of this page.
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No. on Map | Parish | Description | Duration | Notes
| 1 | Affpuddle | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 2 | Arne | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 3 | Bere Regis | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 4 | Bloxworth | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 5 | Chaldon Herring | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 6 | Church Knowle | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 7 | Coombe Keynes | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 8 | Corfe Castle | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 9 | East Holme | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 10 | East Lulworth | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 11 | East Stoke | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 12 | Kimmeridge | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 13 | Langton Matravers | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 14 | Lytchett Matravers | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974 | from Poole Rural District in 1933
| 15 | Lytchett Minster | chapelry, civil parish | 1933-1974 | from Poole Rural District in 1933
| 16 | Morden | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 17 | Moreton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 18 | Steeple | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 19 | Studland | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 20 | Turners Puddle | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 21 | Tyneham | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 22 | Wareham St. Martin | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 23 | West Lulworth | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 24 | Winfrith Newburgh | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 25 | Wool | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| 26 | Worth Matravers | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
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Rural District--A Definition
From Wikipedia
- "Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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."
- "In England and Wales they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) along with urban districts. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on Poor Law Unions, 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 housing, and playgrounds and cemeteries. Matters such as education and roads were the responsibility of county councils."
- "Until 1930 the rural district councillors were also poor law guardians for the unions of which they formed part. Each civil parish was represented by one or more councillors."
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