Barnstaple Rural District

Barnstaple Rural District
Location in Devon
status	Rural District
region	South West England
Administration County	Devon
surface	525.15 km²
Residents	25,073
was standing	1961
founding	1894
resolution	April 1, 1974

The Barnstaple Rural District was a rural district in the English county of Devon .

history

The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 . On April 1, 1935, 329 acres (approximately 1.33 km²) moved from the parish of Countisbury in the Barnstaple Rural District to the parishes of Lynton in the Lynton Urban District . With the Local Government Act 1972 , which came into force on April 1, 1974, the district was dissolved and part of the new District North Devon . In 1911 the district had an area of ​​129,768 statute acres (approx. 525.15 km² ).

Population development

year	Residents
1911	18,229
1921	19,293
1931	18.801
1939	22,333
1951	23,642
1961	25,073

Communities ( Parishes )

Arlington Ashford Atherington Berrynarbor Bishop's Tawton Bittadon Bratton Fleming Shade of brown Brayford (partially) Brendon

Challacombe Combe Martin Countisbury East Down Fremington Georgeham Goodleigh Heanton Punchardon Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey (created on) Instow

Kentisbury Landkey Loxhore Martinhoe Marwood Mortehoe Newton Tracey (dissolved on) Parracombe Shirwell

Stoke Rivers Swim bridge Tawstock Trentishoe West Down Westleigh West Pilton

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time: Barnstaple Rural District: Boudary Changes  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time: Barnstaple Rural District: Census Reports
3. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time: Barnstaple Rural District: Historical Statistics