Melbourn Rural District
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Melbourn was a rural district
in Cambridgeshire
, England, from 1894 to 1934.
It was formed in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894
, from that part of the Royston
rural sanitary district which was in Cambridgeshire (the rest being part of Hertfordshire
and in the Ashwell Rural District). The three parishes historically in Essex (Heydon
, Great Chishill
and Little Chishill
) were part of Melbourn RD.
In 1934 under a County Review Order
, it was abolished, and its area merged with other districts to form the South Cambridgeshire Rural 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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England, from 1894 to 1934.
It was formed in 1894 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 that part of the Royston
Royston, Hertfordshire
Royston is a town and civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England.It is situated on the Greenwich Meridian, which brushes the towns western boundary, and at the northernmost apex of the county on the same latitude of towns such as Milton Keynes and...
rural sanitary district which was in Cambridgeshire (the rest being part of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
and in the Ashwell Rural District). The three parishes historically in Essex (Heydon
Heydon, Cambridgeshire
Heydon is a village in the East of England region and the county Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. The area of the village is . Heydon has the King William IV Pub as its only pub. The village also has the Wood Green Animal Shelter Small Animals Rescue Home...
, Great Chishill
Great Chishill
Great Chishill is a village forming part of the civil parish of Great and Little Chishill in the south of the county of Cambridgeshire. The church is in the Perpendicular style and is dedicated to Swithun....
and Little Chishill
Little Chishill
Little Chishill is a hamlet in the South Cambridgeshire civil parish of Great and Little Chishill....
) were part of Melbourn RD.
In 1934 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....
, it was abolished, and its area merged with other districts to form the South Cambridgeshire Rural District
South Cambridgeshire Rural District
South Cambridgeshire was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England from 1934 to 1974.It was formed in 1934 under a County Review Order. It was formed by merger of Linton Rural District and Melbourn Rural District and part of Caxton and Arrington Rural District.In 1965 it became part of the new...
.