West Dean Rural District
Official Guide, 1960.
| West Dean Rural District | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Rural district |
| 1911 area | 21,469 acres (86.88 km2) |
| 1931 area | 21,470 acres (86.9 km2) |
| 1961 area | 24,155 acres (97.75 km2) |
| History | |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Forest of Dean |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1911 population | 13,454 |
| 1931 population | 14,260 |
| 1961 population | 17,576 |
| Politics | |
| Governance | West Dean Rural District Council |
West Dean Rural District was a rural district in Gloucestershire, England from 1894 to 1974. It included a number of civil parishes, including, confusingly, one called West Dean, and gained further territory in 1935.[1]
It was formed from the part of the Monmouth rural sanitary district that was in Gloucestershire (the rest, in Monmouthshire becoming part of Monmouth Rural District).
It consisted of the following civil parishes; with the population in 1961:[1][2]
- English Bicknor; 457
- Coleford (1935–1974); 3,546
- Lydbrook (1935–1974); 2,465
- Newland; 963
- Staunton; 206
- West Dean; 9,939
Coleford parish, gained in 1935, was previously an urban district. The parish of Lydbrook was a new creation; it had previously formed part of the East Dean civil parish and was transferred from the East Dean and United Parishes Rural District.
The district was abolished in 1974 when its former area became part of the Forest of Dean district, under the Local Government Act 1972.
References
- ^ a b Youngs, Frederic (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
- ^ Vision of Britain - West Dean Rural District population. Retrieved on 8 March 2010.
