Rural district

Rural district
Map of Rural Districts of England in 1971 (named in italic capitals), alongside Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Municipal Boroughs, Urban Districts
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
Abolished by	Local Government Act 1925 Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 Local Government Act 1972
Abolished	1925/1930 1973 1974
Government	Rural district council
Subdivisions	Civil parish: England / Ireland District electoral division

A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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.