Whitchurch Rural District, Shropshire Explained

52.941°N -2.648°WWhitchurch was a rural district in Shropshire, England, from 1894 to 1934.

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on part of the Whitchurch rural sanitary district. It included the parishes of Ightfield and Whitchurch Rural.

The district was abolished in 1934 under a County Review Order. Ightfield went to Drayton Rural District, with Whitchurch Rural being split between the Whitchurch urban district, Wem Rural District and Drayton RD.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whitchurch RD through time – Census tables with data for the Local Government District. Visionofbritain.org.uk. 20 December 2018.