This is a list of rural districts in England and Wales between 1894 and 1974. Rural districts were created by the Local Government Act 1894 in December 1894. They were formed from areas that had been rural sanitary districts. Their number varied over time as local government was reorganised and as part of a series of county review orders after the Local Government Act 1929. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in April 1974. They went on to form part of the districts of England and the districts of Wales.
Key to tables: 'UD' stands for urban district 'RD' stands for rural district 'MB' stands for municipal borough 'CB' stands for county borough
1894 Initially 690 rural districts were created under the Local Government Act 1894.