| Name | Kennet District |
| Type | District municipality |
| Located in | Wiltshire, England (1974 - 2009) |
| See also | Devizes, Wiltshire, England | municipal borough from which it was formed in 1974 | | Marlborough, Wiltshire, England | municipal borough from which it was formed in 1974 | | Devizes Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district from which it was formed in 1974 | | Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district from which it was formed in 1974 | | Pewsey Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district from which it was formed in 1974 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | unitary authority into which it was merged in 2009 |
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
The Kennet District was a non-metropolitan local government district in Wiltshire, England which was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was named after the River Kennet.
The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Devizes, Marlborough, and the rural districts of Devizes, Marlborough and Ramsbury and Pewsey.
It was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire District unitary authority.
Research Tips
- From this Ancestry page you can browse the Wiltshire parishes which have parish register transcripts online, quite often from very early dates. However, reading the early ones requires skill and patience. Transcriptions should also be in FamilySearch.
- A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Wiltshire.
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