Place:Alton Rural, Hampshire, England

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NameAlton Rural
TypeRural district
Located inHampshire, England     (1894 - 1974)
See alsoEast Hampshire District, Hampshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974

Alton Rural District was formed in Hampshire, England in 1894 and lasted until 1974. Most, if not all, of its area is now covered by the East Hampshire non-metropolitan district.

The Rural District was bounded on the east by the county of Surrey, on the south by Petersfield Rural District, on the west by Winchester Rural District, and on the northwest and north by Basingstoke and Hartley Wintney Rural Districts.

List of Parishes

ParishDescriptionDurationDestination
Bentley chapelry, civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Bentworth parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Binsted (near Alton) chapelry, civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Chawton parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Coldrey extraparochial, civil parish (1894 - 1932) Bentley in 1932
East Tisted parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
East Worldham parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1932) Worldham in 1932
Farringdon parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Four Marks civil parish (1932 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Froyle parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Grayshott civil parish (1902 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Hartley Mauditt parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1932) Worldham in 1932
Headley parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) Worldham in 1932
Holybourne chapelry, parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1932) Alton in 1932
Kingsley chapelry, civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Lasham parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Medstead chapelry, civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Neatham tything, civil parish (1894 - 1932) Holybourne in 1932
Newton Valence parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Ropley chapelry, civil parish (1932 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Selborne parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Shalden parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
West Tisted parish (ancient), civil parish (1932 - 1974) East Hampshire District
West Worldham parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1932) Worldham in 1932
Whitehill civil parish (1929 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Wield parish (ancient), civil parish (1894 - 1974) East Hampshire District
Worldham civil parish (1932 - 1974) East Hampshire District

Maps

These expandible maps are both provided online by A Vision of Britain through Time