Place:St. Austell Rural, Cornwall, England

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NameSt. Austell Rural
TypeRural district
Coordinates50.301°N 4.82°W
Located inCornwall, England     (1894 - 1974)
See alsoFowey, Cornwall, Englandmunicipal district to which Fowey was transferred in 1913
St. Austell, Cornwall, Englandurban district to which parishes were transferred in 1934
Bodmin Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district part absorbed in 1934
St. Columb Major Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district part absorbed in 1934
Lostwithiel, Cornwall, Englandmunicipal district to which Lostwithiel was transferred in 1968
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

St. Austell Rural District was a local government division of Cornwall in England, UK, between 1894 and 1974. Established under the Local Government Act 1894, the rural district was reduced to create Fowey Municipal Borough in 1913 and reduced to enlarge St. Austell Urban District in 1934, enlarged by the abolition of Bodmin Rural District and St. Columb Major Rural District in 1934 and Lostwithiel Municipal Borough in 1968.

In 1974 the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, forming part of the new Restormel district. In 2009 the district councils formed in 1974 have also been abolished and today Cornwall is a unitary authority.

During its existence St. Austell Rural District was made up of the civil parishes given below. The preceeding location of each of the parishes transferred is shown.

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"Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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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