Place:East Dean Rural, Gloucestershire, England

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NameEast Dean Rural
TypeRural district
Located inGloucestershire, England     (1935 - 1974)
See alsoEast Dean and United Parishes Rural, Gloucestershire, Englandrural district which preceded East Dean Rural
Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, Englandadministrative district which took over local government in 1974
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East Dean and United Parishes Rural District, was renamed East Dean Rural District in 1935. At the same time there were a number of boundary reforms among the parishes. A further series of boundary reforms took place in 1953.

East Dean Rural District was abolished in 1974 and the area became part of the Forest of Dean District, under the Local Government Act 1972.

List of Parishes

ParishDescriptionDurationNotes
Awre ancient parish, civil parish 1935 - 1974 previously an urban district; acquired area from East Dean in 1953
Blaisdon ancient parish, civil parish 1935 - 1974 including the former parish of Flaxley
Churcham ancient parish, civil parish 1935 - 1974 including the former parish of Bulley
Cinderford extraparochial area, civil parish 1953 - 1974 formed from part of East Dean civil parish in 1953
Drybrook civil parish 1953 - 1974 formed from part of East Dean civil parish in 1953
East Dean township, civil parish 1935 - 1953 see below
Huntley ancient parish, civil parish 1935 - 1974
Littledean ancient parish, civil parish 1935 - 1974 acquired area from East Dean in 1953
Longhope ancient parish, civil parish 1935 - 1974
Mitcheldean ancient parish, civil parish 1935 - 1974 including the former parish of Abenhall; acquired area from East Dean in 1953
Minsterworth ancient parish, civil parish 1935 - 1953 transferred to Gloucester Rural District in 1953
Ruardean chapelry, civil parish 1935 - 1974
Ruspidge civil parish 1953 - 1974 formed from part of East Dean civil parish in 1953

The civil parish of East Dean underwent a number of changes. Part was split off in 1935 to form the new parish of Lydbrook which was transferred to West Dean Rural District. In 1953 it was abolished as a civil parish in 1953 to create Cinderford, Drybrook and Ruspidge. At the same time further parts were transferred to Awre, Littledean and Mitcheldean parishes.

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