Lancaster Rural District
Extinct rural district in Lancashire, England
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Lancaster Rural District was a rural district in the county of Lancashire, England. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.[1]
It was made up of 22 civil parishes to the north and south of the city of Lancaster.[1]
It had a population of 8,837 in 1901 and 14,018 in 1961.[2]
Parishes
The parishes included in the rural district for at least some of its history included:[1]
- Aldcliffe (to 1935)
- Ashton with Stodday
- Bolton-le-Sands
- Bulk (to 1900)
- Cockerham
- Cockersand Abbey (to 1930)
- Ellel
- Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
- Heysham (1894-1899)
- Middleton
- Overton
- Over Wyresdale
- Priest Hutton
- Scotforth
- Silverdale
- Skerton (1894-1900)
- Slyne-with-Hest
- Thurnham
- Warton (1935-1974)
- Warton with Lindeth
- Yealand Conyers
- Yealand Redmayne
