Maidstone Rural District
Former district in Kent, England
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Maidstone Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England. It lay to the south of the town and municipal borough of Maidstone.
| Maidstone | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Maidstone |
| Status | Rural district |
Following the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the district was merged with the municipal borough and Hollingbourne Rural District to form the Borough of Maidstone.
Civil parishes
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following civil parishes to the south, southwest and southeast of Maidstone:[1]
- Barming (created 1934)
- Bearsted
- Boughton Monchelsea
- Coxheath
- East Barming (abolished to create Barming CP in 1934)
- East Farleigh
- Hunton
- Linton
- Loose
- Marden
- Nettlestead
- Otham (included Downswood)
- Staplehurst
- West Barming (abolished to create Barming CP in 1934)
- West Farleigh
- Yalding (included Collier Street)