St Peter Rural

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St Peter Rural
Area
  19016,239 acres
  19315,249 acres
Population
  19013,568
  19317,908
Density
  19010.57/acre
  19311.51/acre
History
  Origin St Peter outside the borough of St Albans
  Created1894
  Abolished1947
  Succeeded by Colney Heath
London Colney
Status Civil parish
GovernmentSt Peter Rural Parish Council

St Peter Rural was a civil parish in Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1947. [1] The local council was St Peter Rural Parish Council.

It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the ancient parish of St Peter which was outside the Municipal Borough of St Albans.

It was gradually reduced in size over the years. In 1913 992 acres were transferred to St Albans. In 1935 a further 436 acres were transferred as part of a county review order and 923 acres went to Bishops Hatfield. As part of the review 186 acres were gained from North Mimms, 67 acres from Ridge and 325 acres from Shenley.

The population in 1901 was 3,568 and in 1931 it was 7,908. [2]

It was abolished in 1947, being split between the new parishes of Colney Heath and London Colney.

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References

  1. "St Peter Rural CP through time - Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. "St Peter Rural CP". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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