Eaton Bray Rural District
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Eaton Bray was a rural district
in Bedfordshire
, England
from 1894 to 1933. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894
based on that part of the Leighton Buzzard
rural sanitary district which was in Bedfordshire (the Buckinghamshire
part forming the Wing Rural District
). The headquarters of the district were in the village of Eaton Bray.
It was abolished in 1933 under a County Review Order
and merged into the Luton 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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, 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 1933. It was created by 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 that part of the Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard
-Lower schools:*Beaudesert Lower School - Apennine Way*Clipstone Brook Lower School - Brooklands Drive*Greenleas Lower School - Derwent Road*Dovery Down Lower School - Heath Road*Heathwood Lower School - Heath Road*Leedon Lower School - Highfield Road...
rural sanitary district which was in Bedfordshire (the Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
part forming the Wing Rural District
Wing Rural District
Wing Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 from the parts of both the Leighton Buzzard and the Berkhampstead Rural Sanitary Districts that were in Buckinghamshire...
). The headquarters of the district were in the village of Eaton Bray.
It was abolished in 1933 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....
and merged into the Luton Rural District
Luton Rural District
Luton was a rural district in Bedfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It covered an area surrounding Luton on the north, west and south. In 1933 it was expanded greatly by adding nearly all of the former Eaton Bray Rural District....
.