Place:Watford Rural, Hertfordshire, England

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NameWatford Rural
TypeRural district
Coordinates51.667°N 0.397°W
Located inHertfordshire, England     (1894 - 1974)
See alsoHertsmere District, Hertfordshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering part of the area since 1974
Dacorum District, Hertfordshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering part of the area since 1974
Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering part of the area since 1974
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Watford Rural District was located in Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It originally consisted of contiguous land to the west, north and east of Watford, Watford being a separate urban district. Eventually expansion and the creation of more urban districts led to the rural district becoming made up of a number of exclaves.

The parish of Rickmansworth was abolished in 1898, being split between a new Rickmansworth Urban District, and the new parishes of Chorleywood and Rickmansworth Rural, which remained in Watford Rural District until 1935. The parish of Bushey Rural was split off in 1906 into a separate urban district called Bushey.

Under the Local Government Act 1972 the district was abolished in 1974, and its territory was split, with the parish of Aldenham going to Hertsmere non-metropolitan District, part of Abbots Langley parish going to Dacorum, and the rest going to Three Rivers.

Parishes

ParishDescriptionDurationNotes
Abbots Langley ancient parish, civil parish 1894 - 1974 part of parish to Dacorum District in 1974; remainder to Three Rivers District
Aldenham ancient parish, civil parish 1894 - 1974 to Hertsmere District in 1974
Bushey Rural civil parish 1894 - 1906 became Bushey Urban District in 1906
Chorleywood civil parish 1898 - 1913 became Chorleywood Urban District in 1913
Rickmansworth ancient parish, civil parish 1894 - 1898 became Rickmansworth Urban District in 1898
Rickmansworth Rural civil parish 1894 - 1935 to Rickmansworth and Sarratt in 1935
Sarratt ancient parish, civil parish 1894 - 1974 to Three Rivers District in 1974
Watford Rural (parish) civil parish 1894 - 1974 to Three Rivers District in 1974

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