Castle Donington Rural District

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The rural district of Castle Donington is a former local government area of Leicestershire, England, formed in 1894 and abolished in 1974. [1]

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History

It was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the Shardlow Rural Sanitary District that was in Leicestershire. In the 1930s it gained a few parishes from the disbanding of Loughborough Rural District. The district was merged into the North West Leicestershire district under the Local Government Act 1972.

Parishes

At its abolition, Castle Donington Rural District included the following parishes:

References

  1. "HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH STREET, CASTLE DONINGTON" (PDF). nwleics.gov.uk. North West Leicestershire District Council. June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

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