Knighton Rural District

Knighton was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Radnorshire, Wales.

Knighton
Knighton Rural District within Radnorshire
Area
 • 191188,872 acres (359.65 km2)
 • 193188,872 acres (359.65 km2)
 • 196188,872 acres (359.65 km2)
Population
 • 19014,856
 • 19313,955
 • 19712,595
History
 • OriginSanitary district
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byRadnorshire
StatusRural district
GovernmentKnighton Rural District Council
 • HQKnighton
Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil parishes

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894, when the existing Knighton Rural Sanitary District was divided into three: the section in Herefordshire was reconstituted as Wigmore Rural District, that in Shropshire as Teme Rural District, while the remaining section in Radnorshire became Knighton Rural District.[1] The rural district council was based in the town of Knighton which was a separate urban district.

The rural district comprised seventeen civil parishes:[2]

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, which completely reorganised local administration in England and Wales. Its area became part of the District of Radnor in the new county of Powys.

References
  1. Census of England and Wales 1901, County Report, Radnorshire
  2. "Relationships / unit history of Knighton". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

52.345°N 3.051°W / 52.345; -3.051

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