Highworth Rural District
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2023) |
| Highworth | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Thamesdown |
| Status | Rural district |
Highworth Rural District was a rural district in the county of Wiltshire, England. It lay to the north and east of the town and municipal borough of Swindon.
Following the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the district was merged with the municipal borough of Swindon to form the Borough of Thamesdown.[1]
Civil parishes
[edit]At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following civil parishes to the north and east of Swindon.[1][2]
- Bishopstone
- Blunsdon St Andrew
- Castle Eaton
- Chiseldon (included Draycot Foliat, added to Chiseldon in 1894)
- Hannington
- Haydon Wick
- Highworth
- Inglesham
- Liddington
- Little Hinton
- Rodbourne Cheney
- South Marston
- Stanton Fitzwarren
- Stratton St Margaret
- Wanborough
- Wroughton
References
[edit]- ^ a b Highworth Rural District at visionofbritain; retrieved 17 December 2023
- ^ Frederic A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume I: Southern England, London, 1979 ISBN 978-09010-5067-0