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| Name | Shaftesbury Rural |
| Type | Rural district |
| Located in | Dorset, England (1894 - 1974) |
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Shaftesbury Rural District existed in Dorset, England from 1894 until 1974. It was located in the north-central part of the county. The parishes listed surrounded the Municipal Borough of Shaftesbury.
During its existence the rural district was made up of the civil parishes given 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 | Alcester | civil parish | 1894-1921 | abolished and absorbed into the civil parish of Shaftesbury in 1921
| | 2 | Ashmore | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 3 | Bourton | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 4 | Buckhorn Weston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 5 | Cann | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 6 | Compton Abbas | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 7 | East Orchard | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 8 | East Stour | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 9 | Fontmell Magna | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 10 | Gillingham | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 11 | Iwerne Minster | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 12 | Kington Magna | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 13 | Margaret Marsh | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 14 | Melbury Abbas | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 15 | Motcombe | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 16 | Silton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 17 | Stour Provost | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 18 | Sutton Waldron | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 19 | Todber | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 20 | West Orchard | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 21 | West Stour | chapelry, 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- "Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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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