Amersham Rural District
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Coordinates: 51°40′37″N 0°36′12″W / 51.6769°N 0.6034°W / 51.6769; -0.6034
| Amersham |
| Geography |
| Status |
Rural district |
| 1911 area |
45,700 acres (184.9 km2) |
| 1961 area |
46,232 acres (187.1 km2) |
| HQ |
King George V Road, Amersham |
| History |
| Created |
1894 |
| Abolished |
1974 |
| Succeeded by |
Chiltern District |
| Demography |
| 1901 population |
13,800 |
| 1971 population |
68,516 |
Amersham was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1974. The rural district took over the responsibilities of the disbanded Amersham Rural Sanitary District. It entirely surrounded but did not include Chesham. Chesham and Amersham rural districts were merged to form the Chiltern District under the Local Government Act 1972.
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