- Dulverton Rural District
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Dulverton Rural District Geography Status Rural district 1911 area 78,980[1] 1961 area 78,980 acres (319.6 km2)[1] HQ Dulverton History Created 1894 Abolished 1974 Demography 1911 population 4,897[2] 1961 population 4,346[2] Dulverton was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.
It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894.
In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 and responsibilities transferred to West Somerset.
The parishes that were part of the district included: Brompton Regis, Brushford, Dulverton, Exford, Exmoor, Exton, Huish Champflower, Skilgate, Upton, Winsford and Withypool and Hawkridge.
References
- ^ a b "Area". Dulverton Rural District. Britain through Time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_AREA_ACRES&u_id=10001547&c_id=10001043&add=Y. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ a b "Population". Dulverton Rural District. Britain through Time. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10001547&c_id=10001043&add=N. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
Categories:- Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
- Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
- History of Somerset
- Local government in Somerset
- Rural districts of England
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