Maidstone Rural District
| Maidstone | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Maidstone |
| Status | Rural district |
Maidstone Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England. It lay to the south of the town and municipal borough of Maidstone.
Following the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the district was merged with the municipal borough and Hollingbourne Rural District to form the Borough of Maidstone.
Civil parishes
[edit]At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following civil parishes to the south, southwest and southeast of Maidstone:[1]
- Barming (created 1934)
- Bearsted
- Boughton Monchelsea
- Coxheath
- East Barming (abolished to create Barming CP in 1934)
- East Farleigh
- Hunton
- Linton
- Loose
- Marden
- Nettlestead
- Otham (included Downswood)
- Staplehurst
- West Barming (abolished to create Barming CP in 1934)
- West Farleigh
- Yalding (included Collier Street)
References
[edit]- ^ Maidstone Rural District at visionofbritain; retrieved 29 November 2023