Bathavon Rural District

(Redirected from Bath Rural District)

Bathavon was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1933 to 1974.

Bathavon Rural District
Area
 • 193346,276 acres (187.27 km2)
History
 • Created1933
 • Abolished1974
StatusRural district

It was created in 1933 with the abolition of Bath Rural District and Keynsham Rural District.

In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of Wansdyke District which itself was abolished in 1996 with the creation of Bath and North East Somerset.

It contained the parishes of Bathampton, Batheaston, Bathford, Camerton, Charlcombe, Claverton, Combe Hay, Compton Dando, Corston, Dunkerton, Englishcombe, Freshford, Hinton Charterhouse, Kelston, Keynsham, Marksbury, Monkton Combe, Newton St Loe, North Stoke, Peasedown St John, Priston, Saltford, Shoscombe, South Stoke, St Catherine, Swainswick, Wellow, Weston and Whitchurch.

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