Stone Rural District

infobox historic subdivision
Name= Stone Rural District
HQ=
Status= Rural district
Start= 1894
End= 1974
Replace= Borough of Stafford


PopulationFirst= 13,959
PopulationFirstYear= 1901
PopulationLast= 22,144
PopulationLastYear= 1971
AreaFirst= 67,356 acres (273 km²)
AreaFirstYear= 1911
AreaLast= 61,237 acres (248 km²)
AreaLastYear= 1961

Stone Rural District was a rural district in Staffordshire, England. It was created in 1894 and abolished by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. It was originally formed of the civil parishs of Barlaston, Chebsey, Cold Norton, Eccleshall, Milwich, Sandon, Standon, Stone Rural, Swynnerton and Trentham. In 1897 two new civil parishs were added, Fulford and Hilderstone. In 1932 Cold Norton was abolished with two changes to the district whereby parts of Swynnerton and Trentham were transferred to Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District and parts of Stone Rural moved into Stone Urban District. In 1956 more of Stone Rural was transferred into Stone Urban District. Finally in 1965 parts of Barlaston, Fulford and Swynnerton transferred into Stoke-on-Trent. On abolition the remaining areas became part of Borough of Stafford.

References

* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10002837&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain Page on Stone Rural District]