Place:Pewsey Rural, Wiltshire, England

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NamePewsey Rural
TypeRural district
Located inWiltshire, England     (1894 - 1974)
See alsoKennet District, Wiltshire, Englanddistrict municipality 1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, Englandunitary authority since 2009

This Ordnance Survey map of 1900 from A Vision of Britain through Time locates all the original rural districts established in Wiltshire in 1894. In 1934 there were a number of mergers of neighbouring districts.

Pewsey Rural District was in the central part of the Wiltshire, north of Amesbury Rural District, east of Devizes Rural District and south of Marlborough Rural District. Ramsbury Rural District was to the northeast and the rest of its eastern border was with Hampshire. Pewsey Rural District existed from 1894 until 1974 when it became part of the Kennet District.

List of Parishes

ParishDescriptionDurationDestination
Alton civil parish 1934 - 1974
Alton Priors chapelry, civil parish 1894 - 1934
Burbage parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Charlton parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Chute parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Chute Forest extra parochial area, civil parish 1894 - 1974
Collingbourne Ducis parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Collingbourne Kingston parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Easton Royal parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Enford parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Everleigh parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Fittleton parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Huish parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Ludgershall parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Manningford civil parish 1934 - 1974
Manningford Abbots parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
Manningford Bohune tything, chapelry, civil parish 1894 - 1934
Manningford Bruce parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934
Milton Lilbourne parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Netheravon parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
North Newnton parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
North Tidworth parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Pewsey parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Rushall parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Upavon parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Wilcot parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Wilsford parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Woodborough parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Wootton Rivers parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974