Durham Rural District
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Durham was a rural district
in County Durham
, England
from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894
based on the Durham rural sanitary district and covered an area around the City of Durham
, which was a municipal borough
.
It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1894
and went to form part of the new City of Durham 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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, 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. 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...
based on the Durham rural sanitary district and covered an area around the City of Durham
Durham and Framwelgate
Durham and Framwelgate was a municipal borough with the status of city in County Durham, England.The corporation of the ancient borough of Durham and Framwelgate was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835....
, which was a 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...
.
It was abolished in 1974 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...
and went to form part of the new City of Durham district.