Strood Rural District
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Strood Rural District was a rural district
in the county
of Kent
, England.
It was subject to boundary reforms in 1934 and 1935.
It consisted of the following civil parish
es:
On 1 April 1974 the district was abolished and split between the new districts of Medway
and Gravesham
.
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England.
It was subject to boundary reforms in 1934 and 1935.
It consisted of the following civil parish
Civil 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:
- AllhallowsAllhallows, KentAllhallows is a village and civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England. Situated in the northernmost part of Kent, and covering an area of 23.99 km², the parish is bounded on the north side by the River Thames, and in the east by the course of Yantlet creek, now silted up...
(1935—1974; gained from Hoo Rural District) - ChalkChalk, KentChalk is a village lying east of Gravesend, Kent, England, part of the town area. The name comes from the Saxon word cealc meaning a chalkstone....
(1894—1935; abolished and transferred to the Municipal Borough of Gravesend) - CliffeCliffe, KentCliffe is a village on the Hoo peninsula in Kent, England, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000. Situated upon a low chalk escarpment overlooking the Thames marshes, Cliffe offers the adventurous rambler views of Southend-on-Sea and London...
- CobhamCobham, KentCobham is a village and civil parish in the Gravesham District of Kent, England. It is located south of Watling Street, the old road from Dover to London, six miles south-east of Gravesend. The hamlet of Sole Street lies within the parish, which covers an area of 1,240 ha and has a population of...
- CoolingCooling, KentCooling is a village and civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula, overlooking the North Kent Marshes. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 209....
(1935—1974; gained from Hoo Rural District) - CuxtonCuxtonCuxton is a village in the unitary authority of Medway. It lies on left bank of the River Medway in the North Downs. It is served by the A228, and Cuxton railway station on the Medway Valley Line between Strood and Maidstone...
- Denton (1894—1935; abolished and transferred to the Municipal Borough of Gravesend)
- Frindsbury ExtraFrindsbury ExtraFrindsbury Extra is a civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England. It is conjoined to Strood to the south west, is bounded by Cliffe and Cliffe Woods to the north, Hoo to the east, and the River Medway to the south....
(part transferred to the City of RochesterMunicipal Borough of RochesterRochester was a local government district with the status of borough and city in Kent, England, from 1835 to 1974.Rochester held city status from an early time and was an ancient borough...
in 1934) - HallingHalling, KentHalling is a village on the North Downs in the northern part of Kent, England, covering 7.1 square kilometres of land. Consisting of Lower Halling, Upper Halling and North Halling, it is scattered over some along the River Medway parallel to the Pilgrims' Way running over Kent.The origin of the...
- HighamHigham, KentHigham is a small village bordering the Hoo Peninsula, in Kent, between Gravesend and Rochester. The civil parish of Higham is in Gravesham district and as at the 2001 UK Census, had a population of 3,938.-History:...
- High HalstowHigh HalstowHigh Halstow is a village and civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in the borough of Medway in northern Kent, England. The parish had a population of 1,781 according to the 2001 census....
(1935—1974; gained from Hoo Rural District) - Hoo St WerburghHoo St WerburghHoo St Werburgh is one of several villages on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England, to bear the name Hoo. It constitutes a civil parish in the borough of Medway, with a population of 7,356 at the 2001 census.- History :...
(1935—1974; gained from Hoo Rural District) - Ifield (1894—1935; abolished and split between Cobham and the Municipal Borough of Gravesend)
- Isle of GrainIsle of GrainThe Isle of Grain, in the north of Kent, England, is the easternmost point of the Hoo Peninsula. No longer an island, the Isle is almost all marshland and the Grain Marshes are an important habitat for birdlife...
(1935—1974; gained from Hoo Rural District) - LuddesdownLuddesdownLuddesdown is a civil parish in the Gravesham District of Kent, England. This very rural parish, forming part of the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is located in a dry valley to the south of Gravesend and is named after a scattered group of houses and farms around Luddesdown...
- MeophamMeophamMeopham is a large linear village and civil parish in the Borough of Gravesham and ceremonial county of Kent, in England, and lies to the south of Gravesend. The parish covers , and comprises two villages and two smaller settlements; it has a population of 6,427...
- Nursted
- ShorneShorneShorne is a village and civil parish in the Gravesham District of Kent, England. The parish is located to the south-east of Gravesend; the village is three miles from the town....
- St Mary HooSt Mary HooSt Mary Hoo is a village and civil parish in Kent, England. It is on the Hoo Peninsula in the borough of Medway. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 244.The first appearance of the name is in 1240...
(1935—1974; gained from Hoo Rural District) - StokeStoke, KentStoke is a civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England, to the south of Allhallows, on the north of the Medway Estuary. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,063....
(1935—1974; gained from Hoo Rural District) - Strood Extra (1894—1934; abolished and split between Cuxton and the City of RochesterMunicipal Borough of RochesterRochester was a local government district with the status of borough and city in Kent, England, from 1835 to 1974.Rochester held city status from an early time and was an ancient borough...
)
On 1 April 1974 the district was abolished and split between the new districts of Medway
City of Rochester-upon-Medway
Rochester-upon-Medway was a local government district in north Kent, England from 1974 to 1998.The district was formed as the District of Medway under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the municipal borough and city of Rochester, the borough of Chatham and most of Strood...
and Gravesham
Gravesham
Gravesham is a local government district and borough in North West Kent, England. It has borders with the River Thames to the north; the City of Rochester and Medway to the east; the borough of Tonbridge and Malling ; and the boroughs of Sevenoaks and Dartford to the west.Its council is based at...
.