Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District explained

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Kingsclere and Whitchurch
Hq:Kingsclere
Start:1 April 1932
End:31 March 1974
Populationfirst:17,791
Populationlast:27,545
Populationfirstyear:1939
Populationlastyear:1971
Areafirst:77394acres
Areafirstyear:1951
Membership Title1:County
Membership1:Hampshire

Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District was a rural district between 1932 and 1974 in Hampshire, England.

The district was formed as a merger of the abolished Kingsclere Rural District, centred on Kingsclere, and Whitchurch Rural District, centred on Whitchurch.

Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District was in turn abolished in 1974, with its area becoming part of Basingstoke District, which was renamed Basingstoke and Deane in 1978.[1]

Premises

The council had its offices in a converted and extended early eighteenth century house at 24 Swan Street in Kingsclere.

Parishes

The district contained the following civil parishes:[2]

Character

The northern part of the district was within the North Wessex Downs, which was designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty shortly before the council's abolition. The district included Highclere Castle.

Notes and References

  1. si. The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972. 1972. 2039. 31 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District . A Vision of Britain through Time . GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth . 1 September 2023.