Eton Rural District
Eton was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England. It was named after but did not contain Eton, which was an urban district.
| Eton | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 41,005 acres (165.9 km2) |
| • 1961 | 35,537 acres (143.8 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 20,038 |
| • 1971 | 72,035 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | South Bucks |
| Status | Rural district |
It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 and took over the responsibilities of the disbanded Eton Rural Sanitary District. It included the parishes of
- Boveney (abolished 1934, rural part to Dorney, urban part to Eton)
- Burnham
- Datchet
- Denham
- Dorney
- Eton Wick
- Farnham Royal
- Fulmer
- Gerrards Cross (created 1895)
- Hedgerley
- Hedgerley Dean (abolished 1934, split between Farnham Royal, Gerrards Cross, Hedgerley)
- Hitcham (abolished 1934, split between Burnham, Dorney and Taplow)
- Horton
- Iver
- Langley Marish (part to Slough in 1930, remainder split between Fulmer and Wexham in 1934)
- Stoke Poges
- Taplow
- Upton cum Chalvey (abolished c. 1900, most to Slough)
- Wexham
- Wyrardisbury
The district was abolished on 1 April 1974. It was partitioned between Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire (Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury parishes) and Beaconsfield district in Buckinghamshire, with a small part of Burnham and Wexham parishes going to Slough.
Administrative map of England in 1931.
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