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| Name | Dorchester Rural |
| Type | Rural district |
| Located in | Dorset, England (1894 - 1974) |
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Dorchester Rural District existed in the west-central part of Dorset, England from 1894 until 1974. In 1933 it absorbed a substantial number of parishes from Cerne Rural District (located to the north) and Weymouth Rural District (located to the south). Both of these rural districts were abolished in the same year. The tables that follow are based on the makeup of the districts in 1900. The map shows Dorchester Rural District in that year.
In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, all urban and rural districts across England were abolished and counties were reorganized into metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts. The parishes in Dorcester Rural District joined the non-metropolitan West Dorset District.
For a definition of rural district, see the bottom of this page.
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| No. on Map | Parish | Description | Duration
| | 1 | Athelhampton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 2 | Bradford Peverell | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 3 | Broadmayne | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 4 | Burleston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 5 | Charminster | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 6 | Chilfrome | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 7 | Compton Valence | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 8 | Dewlish | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | See Note | Fordington | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1900
| | 9 | Frampton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 10 | Frome Vauchurch | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 11 | Kingston Russell | hamlet, tything, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 12 | Littlebredy | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 13 | Long Bredy | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 14 | Maiden Newton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 15 | Piddlehinton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 16 | Puddletown | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 17 | Stinsford | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 18 | Stratton | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 19 | Tincleton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 20 | Toller Fratrum | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 21 | Toller Porcorum | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 22 | Tolpuddle | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 23 | Warmwell | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 24 | Watercombe | extraparochial, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 25 | West Compton
| ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 26 | West Knighton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 27 | West Stafford | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 28 | Whitcombe | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 29 | Winterborne Abbas | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 30 | Winterborne Came | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 31 | Winterborne Herringstone | hamlet, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 32 | Winterborne Monkton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 33 | Winterborne St. Martin | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 34 | Winterborne Steepleton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 35 | Woodsford | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974
| | 36 | Wynford Eagle | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974
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NOTE: Fordington, which had been a separate parish, was absorbed into Dorchester Municipal Borough in 1900.
Parishes transferred to Dorchester RD from Cerne RD
| Parish | Description | Duration
| | Alton Pancras | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Buckland Newton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Cattistock | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Cerne Abbas | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Cheselbourne | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Frome St. Quintin | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Melcombe Horsey | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Minterne Magna | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Nether Cerne | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Piddletrenthide | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Sydling St. Nicholas | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Up Cerne | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
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Parishes transferred to Dorchester RD from Weymouth RD
| Parish | Description | Duration
| | Abbotsbury | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Fleet | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Langton Herring | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Osmington | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Owermoigne | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Portesham | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
| | Poxwell | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974
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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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