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| Name | Sturminster Rural |
| Type | Rural district |
| Located in | Dorset, England (1894 - 1974) |
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Sturminster Rural District existed in Dorset, England from 1894 until 1974. It was located in the northern part of the county bordering the county of Somerset.
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 | Childe Okeford | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 2 | Fifehead Magdalen | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 3 | Fifehead Neville | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 4 | Glanvilles Wootton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974 | transferred from Cerne Rural District in 1933
| | 5 | Hammoon | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 6 | Hanford | extraparochial, ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 7 | Hazelbury Bryan | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 8 | Hinton St. Mary | chapelry, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 9 | Ibberton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 10 | Lydlinch | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 11 | Manston | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 12 | Mappowder | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974 | transferred from Cerne Rural District in 1933
| | 13 | Marnhull | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 14 | Okeford Fitzpaine | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 15 | Pulham | ancient parish, civil parish | 1933-1974 | transferred from Cerne Rural District in 1933
| | 16 | Shillingstone | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 17 | Stalbridge | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 18 | Stoke Wake | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 19 | Stourton Caundle | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 20 | Sturminster Newton | ancient parish, civil parish | 1894-1974 |
| | 21 | Wooland | 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- "Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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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