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| Name | Blandford Rural |
| Type | Rural district |
| Coordinates | 50.8°N 2.2°W |
| Located in | Dorset, England (1894 - 1974) |
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Blandford Rural District existed in Dorset, England from 1894 until 1974. It was an inland rural district covering 245.5 sq km and surrounding the municipal borough of Blandford Forum. The rural district, in turn, was surrounded on all sides by other rural districts.
On its abolition in 1974, the parishes within it, plus the town of Blandford Forum, were transferred to the North Dorset District. Since 2019 the area has been part of the unitary authority controlled by Dorset Council.
During its existence the rural district was made up of the civil parishes listed below.
For a definition of "rural district", see the bottom of this page.
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| No. on Map | Parish | Description | Duration | Notes
| | 1 | Anderson | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 2 | Blandford St. Mary | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 3 | Bryanston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 4 | Charlton Marshall | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 5 | Chettle | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 6 | Durweston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 7 | Farnham | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974 |
| | 8 | Hilton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 9 | Iwerne Courtney | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 10 | Iwerne Stepleton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 11 | Langton Long Blandford | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 12 | Milborne | civil parish | 1933-1974 | Milborne St. Andrew and Milborne Stileham were merged in 1933 to become the parish of Milborne.
| | 13 | Milborne St. Andrew | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1933 | Milborne St. Andrew and Milborne Stileham were merged in 1933 to become the parish of Milborne.
| | 14 | Milborne Stileham | hamlet, tything, civil parish | 1894-1933 | Milborne St. Andrew and Milborne Stileham were merged in 1933 to become the parish of Milborne.
| | 15 | Milton Abbas | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 16 | Pimperne | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 17 | Spetisbury | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 18 | Stourpaine | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 19 | Tarrant Crawford | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 20 | Tarrant Gunville | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 21 | Tarrant Hinton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 22 | Tarrant Keyneston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 23 | Tarrant Launceston | tything, chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 24 | Tarrant Monkton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 25 | Tarrant Rawston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 26 | Tarrant Rushton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 27 | Turnworth | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 28 | Winterborne Clenston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 29 | Winterborne Houghton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 30 | Winterborne Kingston | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 31 | Winterborne Stickland | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 32 | Winterborne Tomson | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1933 |
| | 33 | Winterborne Whitechurch | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 34 | Winterborne Zelston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
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Rural District--A Definition
From Wikipedia
- "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."
- "In England and Wales they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) along with urban districts. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on Poor Law Unions, but not replacing them)."
- "Rural districts had elected Rural District Councils (RDCs), which inherited the functions of the earlier sanitary districts, but also had wider authority over matters such as local planning, council housing, and playgrounds and cemeteries. Matters such as education and roads were the responsibility of county councils."
- "Until 1930 the rural district councillors were also poor law guardians for the unions of which they formed part. Each civil parish was represented by one or more councillors."
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