| Isle of Thanet Rural District | |
| Government: | Isle of Thanet Rural District Council |
| Start: | 1894 |
| End: | 1935 |
| Populationfirst: | 11,144 |
| Populationfirstyear: | 1911 |
| Areafirst: | 20825acres |
| Areafirstyear: | 1911 |
| Densityfirstyear: | 1911 |
| Populationsecond: | 10,564 |
| Populationsecondyear: | 1921 |
| Areasecond: | 18639acres |
| Areasecondyear: | 1921 |
| Densitysecondyear: | 1921 |
| Populationlast: | 14,085 |
| Populationlastyear: | 1931 |
| Arealast: | 18639acres |
| Arealastyear: | 1931 |
| Densitylastyear: | 1931 |
The Isle of Thanet Rural District was a rural district covering part of the Isle of Thanet in the county of Kent, England, from 1894 to 1935. Most of its former area is now part of the Thanet district.
When the district was created several ancient parishes were split to create urban and rural parts. Northdown was created from the part of Margate St John the Baptist that was outside the Municipal Borough of Margate, St Lawrence Extra was created from the part of St Lawrence that was outside the Municipal Borough of Ramsgate. St Peter Extra was created from the part of St Peter's that was not part of Broadstairs and St Peter's Urban District.
It included the following civil parishes:[1]
| Parish | From | To | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acol | 1894 | 1935 | reduced to enlarge Municipal Borough of Margate, remaining parish transferred to Eastry Rural District | |
| Birchington | 1894 | 1935 | abolished and used to enlarge Municipal Borough of Margate with small part to Acol | |
| Garlinge | 1894 | 1935 | abolished and used to enlarge Municipal Borough of Margate with small part to Municipal Borough of Ramsgate | |
| Minster | 1894 | 1935 | reduced to enlarge Municipal Borough of Margate, Municipal Borough of Ramsgate, Municipal Borough of Sandwich and Worth, remaining parish transferred to Eastry Rural District | |
| 1894 | 1935 | transferred to Eastry Rural District | ||
| 1894 | 1913 | abolished and used to enlarge Municipal Borough of Margate and Garlinge | ||
| St Lawrence Extra | 1894 | 1935 | abolished and used to enlarge Municipal Borough of Ramsgate | |
| St Nicholas at Wade | 1894 | 1935 | transferred to Eastry Rural District | |
| 1894 | 1914 | abolished and used to enlarge Garlinge and Broadstairs and St Peter's Urban District | ||
| Sarre | 1894 | 1935 | transferred to Eastry Rural District | |
| Stonar | 1894 | 1935 | abolished and used to enlarge Municipal Borough of Sandwich | |
| Westgate on Sea | 1894 | 1935 | abolished and used to enlarge Municipal Borough of Margate |
The rural district was abolished in 1935 by the County of Kent Review Order, 1935.