Crowmarsh Rural District
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Crowmarsh was a rural district
in Oxfordshire
, England
from 1894 to 1932.
It was created under the Local Government Act 1894
from the part of the Wallingford rural sanitary district in Oxfordshire. The remainder of the sanitary district was in Berkshire
and became the Wallingford Rural District
. Crowmarsh Rural District continued to be administered from Wallingford, with meetings held in the workhouse
in the town.
The district was abolished in 1932 under a County Review Order
, being split between the existing Henley Rural District
and the new Bullingdon Rural District
. Since 1974 the entire area has been part of the district of South Oxfordshire
, which also includes Wallingford and district.
es:
†To Bullingdon RD in 1932
‡To Henley RD in 1932
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, 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 1932.
It was created under the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
from the part of the Wallingford rural sanitary district in Oxfordshire. The remainder of the sanitary district was in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
and became the Wallingford Rural District
Wallingford Rural District
Wallingford Rural District, an administrative area in what was then Berkshire, now Oxfordshire area, in southern England was established in 1894, from the then Berkshire area within Wallingford Rural Sanitary Authority...
. Crowmarsh Rural District continued to be administered from Wallingford, with meetings held in the workhouse
Workhouse
In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment...
in the town.
The district was abolished in 1932 under a County Review Order
Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
, being split between the existing Henley Rural District
Henley Rural District
Henley was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was named after the borough of Henley-on-Thames, which it surrounded on the west but did not include....
and the new Bullingdon Rural District
Bullingdon Rural District
Bullingdon was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England from 1932 to 1974.It was created under a County Review Order, as a merger of Culham Rural District, Thame Rural District, part of Crowmarsh Rural District, part of Headington Rural District, and part of Henley Rural District.In 1974 it was...
. Since 1974 the entire area has been part of the district of South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire is a local government district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Crowmarsh Gifford, just outside Wallingford....
, which also includes Wallingford and district.
Civil parishes
The district consisted of the following civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
es:
- BensonBenson, OxfordshireBenson is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. It is about north of Wallingford at the foot of the Chiltern Hills at the confluence of a chalk stream and the River Thames, next to Benson Lock...
† - Berrick SalomeBerrick SalomeBerrick Salome is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, about north of Wallingford. The parish includes the hamlets of Berrick Prior, Roke and Rokemarsh.-Toponym:...
† - Crowmarsh GiffordCrowmarsh GiffordCrowmarsh Gifford is a village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh in South Oxfordshire. It is beside the River Thames opposite the market town of Wallingford, the two being linked via Wallingford Bridge...
‡ - DorchesterDorchester, OxfordshireDorchester-on-Thames is a village and civil parish on the River Thame in Oxfordshire, about northwest of Wallingford and southeast of Oxford. Despite its name, Dorchester is not on the River Thames, but just above the Thame's confluence with it...
† - EwelmeEwelmeEwelme is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, northeast of the market town of Wallingford.To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the west, Benson Airfield, the north-eastern corner of which is within the parish boundary.The solid geology is chalk...
(this parish had a detached part which formed an exclave of the rural district) † - MongewellMongewellMongewell is a village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh, about south of Wallingford in Oxfordshire. Mongewell is on the east bank of the Thames, linked with the west bank at Winterbrook by the nearby Winterbrook Bridge...
‡ - Newnham MurrenNewnham MurrenNewnham Murren is a village in the Thames Valley in South Oxfordshire, about east of the market town of Wallingford. Newnham Murren is in the civil parish of Crowmarsh and is now contiguous with the village of Crowmarsh Gifford.-History:...
‡ - NewingtonNewington, OxfordshireNewington is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about north of Wallingford.The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles was built in the 12th century, its transepts were added about 1200 and the west tower and spire were added early in the 14th century.Gilbert Sheldon held the...
† - North StokeNorth Stoke, OxfordshireNorth Stoke is a village beside the River Thames in the Crowmarsh civil parish in South Oxfordshire, south of the market town of Wallingford.-Parish church:...
‡ - South StokeSouth StokeSouth Stoke could be one of the following places in England:*South Stoke, Lincolnshire - old name for Stoke Rochford*South Stoke, Oxfordshire*South Stoke, Somerset*South Stoke, West Sussex...
‡ - WarboroughWarboroughWarborough is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about north of Wallingford and about south of Oxford. The parish also includes the hamlet of Shillingford, south of Warborough beside the River Thames.-History:...
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†To Bullingdon RD in 1932
‡To Henley RD in 1932