Place:Marlborough Rural, Wiltshire, England

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NameMarlborough Rural
TypeRural district
Located inWiltshire, England     (1894 - 1934)
See alsoMarlborough and Ramsbury Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1934 - 1974
Kennet District, Wiltshire, Englanddistrict municipality 1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, Englandunitary authority since 2009

This Ordnance Survey map of 1900 from A Vision of Britain through Time locates all the original rural districts established in Wiltshire in 1894. In 1934 there were a number of mergers of neighbouring districts.

Marlborough Rural District was in the central part of the Wiltshire, north of Pewsey Rural District with Devizes Rural District, and Calne Rural District directly to the west. Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural District and Highworth Rural District were to the north and Ramsbury Rural District was to the east. Marlborough Rural District existed from 1894 until 1934 when it became part of the Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District.

List of Parishes

ParishDescriptionDurationDestination
Avebury parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
Berwick Bassett chapelry, civil parish 1894 - 1934
Broad Hinton parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
East Kennett parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
Fyfield chapelry, civil parish 1894 - 1934
Mildenhall parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
North Savernake extra parochial area, civil parish 1894 - 1934
Ogbourne St. Andrew parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
Ogbourne St. George parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
Overton Heath extra parochial area, civil parish 1894 - 1934
Preshute parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1901
Preshute civil parish 1901 - 1934
South Savernake with Brimslade and Cadley extra parochial area, civil parish 1894 - 1934
West Overton parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
Winterbourne Bassett parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
Winterbourne Monkton parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934