Place:Wareham and Purbeck Rural, Dorset, England

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NameWareham and Purbeck Rural
TypeRural district
Located inDorset, England     (1894 - 1974)

Wareham and Purbeck Rural District existed in Dorset, England from 1894 until 1974. It faced the English Channel.

During its existence the rural district was made up of the civil parishes given below.

For a definition of "rural district", see the bottom of this page.

Image:Wareham and Purbeck 1900 small.png
No. on MapParishDescriptionDurationNotes
1 Affpuddle ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
2 Arne chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
3 Bere Regis ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
4 Bloxworth ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
5 Chaldon Herring ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
6 Church Knowle ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
7 Coombe Keynes ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
8 Corfe Castle ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
9 East Holme ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
10 East Lulworth ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
11 East Stoke ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
12 Kimmeridge ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
13 Langton Matravers ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
14 Lytchett Matravers ancient parish, civil parish 1933-1974 from Poole Rural District in 1933
15 Lytchett Minster chapelry, civil parish 1933-1974 from Poole Rural District in 1933
16 Morden ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
17 Moreton ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
18 Steeple ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
19 Studland ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
20 Turners Puddle ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
21 Tyneham ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
22 Wareham St. Martin ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
23 West Lulworth chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
24 Winfrith Newburgh ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
25 Wool chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
26 Worth Matravers 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"Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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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