Peterborough Rural District
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Peterborough was a rural district
adjoining the city and municipal borough
of Peterborough
from 1894 to 1974. The council offices were at 51 Priestgate, in the city of Peterborough.
The rural district was created under the Local Government Act 1894
, from the part of the Peterborough rural sanitary district that was in the administrative county
of Soke of Peterborough
(the rest, in Huntingdonshire
, formed the Norman Cross Rural District
).
In 1929 the city's boundaries were extended, with six of the rural district's parishes being absorbed.
Local government reorganisation abolished the Soke in 1965 and the rural district was transferred to the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough
. The rural district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972
, becoming part of the Peterborough
district of the new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire
.
es:
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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...
adjoining the city and 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 Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
from 1894 to 1974. The council offices were at 51 Priestgate, in the city of Peterborough.
The rural district was created 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 the part of the Peterborough rural sanitary district that was in the administrative county
Administrative counties of England
Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 as the areas for which county councils were elected. Some large counties were divided into several administrative...
of Soke of Peterborough
Soke of Peterborough
The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered part of Northamptonshire...
(the rest, in Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, formed the Norman Cross Rural District
Norman Cross Rural District
Norman Cross was a rural district in Huntingdonshire from 1894 to 1974.It was formed in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the Peterborough rural sanitary district which was in Huntingdonshire...
).
In 1929 the city's boundaries were extended, with six of the rural district's parishes being absorbed.
Local government reorganisation abolished the Soke in 1965 and the rural district was transferred to the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough
Huntingdon and Peterborough
Huntingdon and Peterborough was a short-lived administrative county in East Anglia in the United Kingdom. It existed from 1965 to 1974, when it became part of Cambridgeshire.-Formation:...
. The rural district 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 Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
district of the new non-metropolitan county of 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...
.
Civil parishes
The rural district consisted of the following civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
es:
- Ailsworth
- Borough Fen
- CastorCastor, CambridgeshireCastor is a village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority, about west of the city centre. The parish is part of the former Soke of Peterborough, which was considered part of Northamptonshire but was more recently part of Cambridgeshire.-History:Castor's toponym is derived...
- Deeping Gate
- EttonEtton, CambridgeshireEtton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Northborough ward in North West Cambridgeshire constituency...
- EyeEye, CambridgeshireEye is a village in the unitary authority area of Peterborough in England, south of Crowland and Eye Green. It was formerly in the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire....
- GlintonGlinton, CambridgeshireGlinton is a village to the north of the City of Peterborough, England, United Kingdom.It has a population of 3130 and consists of about 1200 dwellings....
- GunthorpeGunthorpe, PeterboroughGunthorpe is a residential area of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. For electoral purposes it forms part of Paston and South Werrington wards...
(absorbed by the City of Peterborough in 1929) - HelpstonHelpston, CambridgeshireHelpston is an English village formerly in the Soke of Peterborough, geographically in Northamptonshire — subsequently in Huntingdon and Peterborough, then in Cambridgeshire — and administered by the City of Peterborough unitary authority.The civil parish of Helpston covers an area of and had an...
- Longthorpe (created 1908 from part of Peterborough Without CP: absorbed by the City of Peterborough in 1929)
- MarholmMarholm, CambridgeshireMarholm is a civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. For electoral purposes it forms part of Northborough ward in North West Cambridgeshire constituency....
- Maxey
- NewboroughNewborough, CambridgeshireNewborough is a ward and civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.The village lies within the Peterborough constituency represented by the Conservative Member of Parliament, Stewart "Tito" Jackson....
- NorthboroughNorthborough, CambridgeshireNorthborough is a small village near the city of Peterborough in the East of England.It has a pub, a shop, a school and a small castle.Northborough is around seven or eight miles practically due north of Peterborough....
- PastonPaston, PeterboroughPaston is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. The area was mainly built and developed in the 1970s and 1980s...
(absorbed by the City of Peterborough in 1929) - PeakirkPeakirk, CambridgeshirePeakirk is a civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. For local government purposes it forms part of Newborough ward; for parliamentary purposes it falls within North West Cambridgeshire constituency. In 2001, the parish had a population of 321 persons and 139...
- Peterborough Without (absorbed by the City of Peterborough in 1929)
- SuttonSutton, CambridgeshireSutton is a civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Glinton and Wittering ward in North West Cambridgeshire constituency....
- UptonUpton, CambridgeshireUpton is a civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Glinton and Wittering ward in North West Cambridgeshire constituency....
- WaltonWalton, PeterboroughWalton is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. Manufacturers of industrial machinery, Peter Brotherhood Limited, relocated here from London in 1906....
(absorbed by the City of Peterborough in 1929) - Werrington (absorbed by the City of Peterborough in 1929)