Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District
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Marlborough and Ramsbury was a rural district
in Wiltshire
, England
from 1935 to 1974.
It was formed by a County Review Order
in 1935 as a merger of the Marlborough Rural District and the Ramsbury Rural District
. It entirely surrounded the municipal borough
of Marlborough.
In 1974, it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972
, becoming part of the new Kennet 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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, 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 1935 to 1974.
It was formed by 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....
in 1935 as a merger of the Marlborough Rural District and the Ramsbury Rural District
Ramsbury Rural District
Ramsbury was a rural district in Wiltshire in England from 1894 to 1934.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Hungerford rural sanitary district that was in Wiltshire. It was abolished in 1934 under a County Review Order, and merged into the Marlborough and...
. It entirely surrounded the 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...
of Marlborough.
In 1974, it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, becoming part of the new Kennet district.