Maidstone | |
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History | |
• Created | 1894 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Maidstone |
Status | Rural district |
Maidstone Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England. It lay to the south of the town and municipal borough of Maidstone.
Following the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the district was merged with the municipal borough and Hollingbourne Rural District to form the Borough of Maidstone.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following civil parishes to the south, southwest and southeast of Maidstone: [1]
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The Borough of Maidstone is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its administrative centre is Maidstone, the county town of Kent.
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Barming is a civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. It lies to the west of Maidstone and at the 2011 census had a population of 2,690. The eastern end of the parish is part of the built-up area of Maidstone, although the remainder is much more rural. The River Medway forms its southern boundary.
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