Culham Rural District Explained

Culham
Start:1894
End:1932
Areafirst:12346acres
Arealast:12345acres
Areafirstyear:1901
Arealastyear:1931
Populationfirst:2,692
Populationsecond:2,614
Populationlast:2,758
Populationfirstyear:1891
Populationsecondyear:1911
Populationlastyear:1931

Culham was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England, from 1894 to 1932. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the Abingdon Rural Sanitary District in the administrative county of Oxfordshire. The remainder of the sanitary district, in the administrative county of Berkshire, became Abingdon Rural District.[1] The rural district council continued to be based at Abingdon, holding meetings in the workhouse of the poor law union.[2]

Parishes

The rural district consisted of ten civil parishes:

Abolition

Culham Rural District was abolished under a County Review Order in 1932, merging with a number of other districts to form Bullingdon Rural District.[1] Since 1974 the area has formed part of the South Oxfordshire district.

References

51.675°N -1.19°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Youngs, Frederic A Jr. . Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England . 1979 . . London . 0-901050-67-9 . 666.
  2. Book: Kelly's Directory of Oxfordshire . Culham . 1911 . Historical Directories . 91 .