Place:Bideford Rural, Devon, England

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NameBideford Rural
TypeRural district
Located inDevon, England     (1894 - 1974)
See alsoTorridge District, Devon, Englanddistrict municipality into which the rural district was merged in 1974

The Bideford Rural District was comprised of 15 civil parishes surrounding the Municipal Borough of Bideford. It was in existence from 1894 until 1974. It replaced the earlier Bideford Rural Sanitary District which catered for the area's needs during the latter part of the 19th century. In 1974 the area covered by the rural district became part of the current non-metropolitan Torridge District which also serves Bideford, Great Torrington, Northam, and the former Rural Districts of Holsworthy and Torrington.

See the Wikipedia article on Sanitary Districts for an explanation of the term.

Image:Bideford RD 1931_1944 small.png

Parishes

No. on MapParishDescriptionDurationNotes
1 Abbotsham ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
2 Alwington ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
3 Buckland Brewer ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
4 Bulkworthy chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
5 Clovelly ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
6 East Putford chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
7 Hartland ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
8 Landcross ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
9 Littleham (near Bideford) ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
10 Lundy Island ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974 not on map
11 Monkleigh ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
12 Newton St. Petrock ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
13 Parkham ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
14 Wellcombe ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
15 Woolfardisworthy (Torridge) ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974