Sudbury was a 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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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...

 of Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 in England

England

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 from 1894 to 1934.

It was created from the part of the Uttoxeter

Uttoxeter

Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...

 rural sanitary district that was in Derbyshire (with the larger part in Staffordshire

Staffordshire

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 forming the Uttoxeter Rural District). It consisted of the parishes of Boyleston, Cubley

Cubley

Cubley may refer to:*Cubley, Derbyshire*Cubley, South Yorkshire...

, Doveridge

Doveridge

Doveridge is a village and Civil parish in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, near the border with Staffordshire and about east of Uttoxeter. Its name comes from its bridge over the river Dove , a tributary of the River Trent....

, Marston Montgomery

Marston Montgomery

Marston Montgomery is a small village in western Derbyshire. It is located four miles from the town of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. The Church of Saint Giles dates back to Norman times but was heavily restored during the 19th century. The village's school also has a lengthy history, as it has been in...

, Norbury and Roston, Somersal Herbert

Somersal Herbert

Somersal Herbert is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located 2 miles north-east of Doveridge. Somersal Herbert Hall was built c.1564, incorporating an earlier building from c.1500. Hill Somersal and Potter Somersal are minor settlements within 1 mile....

 and Sudbury

Sudbury, Derbyshire

Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located approximately to the south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972...

.

It was abolished in 1934 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 its area transferred to Ashbourne Rural District.