Hemel Hempstead Rural District
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| Hemel Hempstead Rural District | |
|---|---|
| Rural district | |
.jpg) Council Offices: The Bury, Queensway, Hemel Hempstead | |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 6,012 |
| • 1971 | 14,920[1] |
| History | |
| • Created | 28 December 1894 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Dacorum |
| • HQ | Hemel Hempstead |
| Contained within | |
| • County Council | Hertfordshire |
Hemel Hempstead Rural District was a rural district in Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
The district had its origins in the Hemel Hempstead Rural Sanitary District. This had been created in 1872, giving public health and local government responsibilities for rural areas to the existing boards of guardians of poor law unions. Under the Local Government Act 1894, rural sanitary districts became rural districts from 28 December 1894. The district originally included the town of Hemel Hempstead, but when the town was made a municipal borough in 1898 it was removed from the rural district.[2][3]
Parishes
The district contained the following civil parishes:[1]
| Parish | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovingdon | 28 Dec 1894 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Chipperfield | 1 Apr 1958 | 31 Mar 1974 | Created from part of Kings Langley.[4] |
| Flamstead | 28 Dec 1894 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Flaunden | 28 Dec 1894 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Great Gaddesden | 28 Dec 1894 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Hemel Hempstead | 28 Dec 1894 | 7 Jun 1898 | Removed from rural district on becoming a municipal borough. |
| Kings Langley | 28 Dec 1894 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Markyate | 30 Sep 1897 | 31 Mar 1974 | Parish created on abolition of Markyate Rural District |
After Hemel Hempstead itself became a borough, the Hemel Hempstead Rural District district constituted two detached parts, north and south of Hemel Hempstead. Bovingdon, Chipperfield, Flaunden and Kings Langley were in the southern part, with Flamstead, Great Gaddesden and Markyate in the northern part.