New Radnor Rural District

New Radnor was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Radnorshire, Wales.

New Radnor

Area
 • 191151,893 acres (210.00 km2)
 • 193151,893 acres (210.00 km2)
 • 196151,893 acres (210.00 km2)
Population
 • 19012,944
 • 19312,581
 • 19711,753
History
 • OriginSanitary district
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byRadnorshire
StatusRural district
GovernmentNew Radnor Rural District Council
 • HQKington
Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil parishes

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894, when the existing Kington Rural Sanitary District was divided into two: the section in Herefordshire was reconstituted as Kington Rural District, while the section in Radnorshire became New Radnor Rural District.[1] The new district took its name from the village of New Radnor, at one time a borough and county town of Radnorshire. The council continued to be based in Kington in Herefordshire.[2]

The rural district comprised fifteen civil parishes:[3]

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, which completely reorganised local administration in England and Wales. Its area became part of the District of Radnor in the new county of Powys.

References
  1. Census of England and Wales 1901, County Report, Radnorshire
  2. "No. 33573". The London Gazette. 24 January 1930. p. 507., "No. 43482". The London Gazette. 6 November 1964. p. 9396.
  3. "Relationships / unit history of New Radnor". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
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