East Dean Rural District
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East Dean and United Parishes Rural District, later renamed East Dean Rural District, was a rural district
in Gloucestershire
, England from 1894 to 1974. It included a number of civil parishes, including East Dean
, and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1935.
It included the following civil parishes:
The district was abolished in 1974 when its former area became part of the Forest of Dean
district, under the Local Government Act 1972
.
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England from 1894 to 1974. It included a number of civil parishes, including East Dean
East Dean, Gloucestershire
East Dean was a township, and later civil parish, in Gloucestershire, England. It was created as a township in 1844 and abolished as a civil parish in 1953. Its former area is now part of the Forest of Dean district....
, and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1935.
It included the following civil parishes:
- AbenhallAbenhallAbenhall is a small village in the English county of Gloucestershire, lying on the road between Mitcheldean and Flaxley in the Forest of Dean. The parish includes the settlement of Plump Hill, which is actually more populous than Abenhall itself, and was once part of the Hundred of St Briavels...
(1894–1935); abolished as a civil parish to become part of Mitcheldean - AwreAwreAwre is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,644. The parish includes Awre and the larger village of Blakeney, and also Etloe, Gatcombe, Two Bridges and Viney Hill.-External links:** at Forest...
(1935–1974); previously an urban district - BlaisdonBlaisdonBlaisdon is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean of Gloucestershire, England, about ten miles west of Gloucester. Its population in 2005 was estimated by Gloucestershire County Council to be 249. The local church is dedicated to St...
- Bulley (1894–1935); abolished as a civil parish to become part of Churcham
- ChurchamChurchamChurcham is a small village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean District of Gloucestershire in England, located west of Gloucester. It has a population of 669....
- CinderfordCinderfordCinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. A population of 8,116 people is recorded in the 2001 census....
(1953–1974); formed from part of East Dean civil parish - East DeanEast Dean, GloucestershireEast Dean was a township, and later civil parish, in Gloucestershire, England. It was created as a township in 1844 and abolished as a civil parish in 1953. Its former area is now part of the Forest of Dean district....
(1894–1953)- part split off in 1935 to form new parish of LydbrookLydbrookLydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire. It comprises the districts of Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, and Joys Green.-Introduction:...
and transferred to West Dean Rural DistrictWest Dean Rural DistrictWest Dean Rural District was a rural district in Gloucestershire, England from 1894 to 1974. It included a number of civil parishes, including, confusingly, one called West Dean, and gained further territory in 1935.... - abolished as a civil parish in 1953 to create Cinderford, Drybrook and Ruspidge; parts to Awre, Littledean and Mitcheldean
- part split off in 1935 to form new parish of Lydbrook
- DrybrookDrybrookDrybrook is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England.- Location :It lies near the middle of the Royal Forest, about three miles from Cinderford, and about two miles from Mitcheldean.- Population:...
(1953–1974); formed from part of East Dean civil parish - FlaxleyFlaxleyFlaxley is a small settlement in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, located in between the larger villages of Westbury-on-Severn and Mitcheldean at the foot of the Vale of Castiard.-History:...
(1894–1935); abolished as a civil parish to become part of Blaisdon - HuntleyHuntley, GloucestershireHuntley, Gloucestershire, is a village on the A40 located seven miles west ofGloucester in the north of the Forest of Dean.- History :Huntley is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Huntelei....
- LittledeanLittledeanLittledean is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, England. The village has a long history and formerly had the status of a town. Littledean Hall was originally a Saxon hall, although it has been rebuilt and the current house dates back to 1612. The remains of a Roman temple are...
- LonghopeLonghopeLonghope is a village in west Gloucestershire, situated just outside the Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom.The placename Longhope means "long, enclosed valley" which describes the aspect of the village....
- MitcheldeanMitcheldeanMitcheldean is a small town in the east of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.-History:Mitcheldean was a thriving community for many centuries due to the town's proximity to iron ore deposits...
- MinsterworthMinsterworthMinsterworth is a village in Gloucestershire, UK. It lies on the border of Gloucester, on the north bank of the River Severn and on the A48 road between Gloucester and Chepstow, at...
(1894–1953); transferred to Gloucester Rural DistrictGloucester Rural DistrictGloucester was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Gloucestershire, England. The district did not include the City of Gloucester, which was a separate county borough. In 1935 Gloucester RD was more than doubled in size.... - RuardeanRuardeanRuardean is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the west of Cinderford. It is situated on a hillside with views west towards the mountains of South Wales. Little now remains of the village's industrial history, but once it was a centre for iron ore smelting furnaces,...
- RuspidgeRuspidgeRuspidge is a village in the Forest of Dean district of west Gloucestershire, England.It is located near the town of Cinderford and near the Forest of Dean...
(1953–1974); formed from part of East Dean civil parish
The district was abolished in 1974 when its former area became part of the Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean (district)
Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named after the Forest of Dean. Its council is based in Coleford. Other towns in the district include Cinderford, Newent and Tidenham....
district, 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....
.