Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural District

Cricklade and Wootton Bassett
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byNorth Wiltshire
StatusRural district

Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural District was a rural district in the county of Wiltshire, England. It lay to the west and southwest of the town and municipal borough of Swindon.

Following the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the district was merged into the local government district of North Wiltshire.[1]

Civil parishes

At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following civil parishes to the south and west of Swindon.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cricklade and Wootton Basset Rural District at visionofbritain; retrieved 31 December 2023
  2. ^ Frederic A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume I: Southern England, London, 1979 p.705 ISBN 978-09010-5067-0

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