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This is a list of all the rural districts, urban districts and municipal boroughs in England as they existed prior to the entry into force of the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974. There were 1086 such districts and boroughs at this time, the result of a gradual consolidation since their formation in 1894. Apart from these, England also had 79 county boroughs.
See also: List of rural and urban districts in Wales, List of rural and urban districts in Northern Ireland.
===Bedford===

District	Successor
Ampthill Rural District	Mid Bedfordshire
Ampthill Urban District	Mid Bedfordshire
Bedford Borough	Bedford
Bedford Rural District	Bedford
Biggleswade Rural District	Mid Bedfordshire
Biggleswade Urban District	Mid Bedfordshire
Dunstable Borough	South Bedfordshire
Kempston Urban District	Bedford
Leighton-Linslade Urban District	South Bedfordshire
Luton Rural District	South Bedfordshire
Sandy Urban District	Mid Bedfordshire

Luton was a county borough.
===Berkshire===

District	Successor
Abingdon Borough	Vale of White Horse
Abingdon Rural District	Vale of White Horse
Bradfield Rural District	Newbury
Cookham Rural District	Windsor and Maidenhead
Easthampstead Rural District	Bracknell
Faringdon Rural District	Vale of White Horse
Hungerford Rural District	Newbury
Maidenhead Borough	Windsor and Maidenhead
New Windsor Borough	Windsor and Maidenhead
Newbury Borough	Newbury
Newbury Rural District	Newbury
Wallingford Borough	South Oxfordshire
Wallingford Rural District	South Oxfordshire
Wantage Rural District	Vale of White Horse, Newbury
Wantage Urban District	Vale of White Horse
Windsor Rural District	Windsor and Maidenhead
Wokingham Borough	Wokingham
Wokingham Rural District	Wokingham

Reading was a county borough.
===Buckingham===

District	Successor
Amersham Rural District	Chiltern
Aylesbury Borough	Aylesbury Vale
Aylesbury Rural District	Aylesbury Vale
Beaconsfield Urban District	Beaconsfield
Bletchley Urban District	Milton Keynes
Buckingham Borough	Aylesbury Vale
Buckingham Rural District	Aylesbury Vale
Chesham Urban District	Chiltern
Eton Rural District	Beaconsfield, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead
Eton Urban District	Windsor and Maidenhead
High Wycombe Borough	Wycombe
Marlow Urban District	Wycombe
Newport Pagnell Rural District	Milton Keynes
Newport Pagnell Urban District	Milton Keynes
Slough Borough	Slough
Wing Rural District	Aylesbury Vale
Winslow Rural District	Aylesbury Vale, Milton Keynes
Wolverton Urban District	Milton Keynes
Wycombe Rural District	Wycombe

There were no county boroughs.
===Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely===

District	Successor
Cambridge Borough	Cambridge
Chatteris Urban District	Fenland
Chesterton Rural District	South Cambridgeshire
Ely Rural District	East Cambridgeshire
Ely Urban District	East Cambridgeshire
March Urban District	Fenland
Newmarket Rural District	East Cambridgeshire
North Witchford Rural District	Fenland
South Cambridgeshire Rural District	South Cambridgeshire
Whittlesey Urban District	Fenland
Wisbech Borough	Fenland
Wisbech Rural District	Fenland

There were no county boroughs.
===Cheshire===

District	Successor
Alderley Edge Urban District	Macclesfield
Alsager Urban District	Congleton
Altrincham Borough	Trafford
Bebington Borough	Wirral
Bollington Urban District	Macclesfield
Bowdon Urban District	Trafford
Bredbury and Romiley Urban District	Stockport
Bucklow Rural District	Trafford, Manchester, Macclesfield
Cheadle and Gatley Urban District	Stockport
Chester Rural District	Chester
Congleton Borough	Congleton
Congleton Rural District	Congleton
Crewe Borough	Crewe and Nantwich
Disley Rural District	Macclesfield
Dukinfield Borough	Tameside
Ellesmere Port Borough	Ellesmere Port and Neston
Hale Urban District	Trafford
Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District	Stockport
Hoylake Urban District	Wirral
Hyde Borough	Tameside
Knutsford Urban District	Macclesfield
Longdendale Urban District	Tameside
Lymm Urban District	Warrington
Macclesfield Borough	Macclesfield
Macclesfield Rural District	Macclesfield
Marple Urban District	Stockport
Middlewich Urban District	Congleton
Nantwich Rural District	Crewe and Nantwich
Nantwich Urban District	Crewe and Nantwich
Neston Urban District	Ellesmere Port and Neston
Northwich Rural District	Vale Royal
Northwich Urban District	Vale Royal
Runcorn Rural District	Vale Royal, Warrington, Halton
Runcorn Urban District	Halton
Sale Borough	Trafford
Sandbach Urban District	Congleton
Stalybridge Borough	Tameside
Tarvin Rural District	Chester
Tintwistle Rural District	High Peak
Wilmslow Urban District	Macclesfield
Winsford Urban District	Vale Royal
Wirral Urban District	Wirral

Birkenhead, Chester, Stockport, and Wallasey were county boroughs.
===Cornwall===

District	Successor
Bodmin Borough	North Cornwall
Bude-Stratton Urban District	North Cornwall
Camborne-Redruth Urban District	Kerrier
Camelford Rural District	North Cornwall
Falmouth Borough	Carrick
Helston Borough	Kerrier
Kerrier Rural District	Kerrier
Launceston Borough	North Cornwall
Launceston Rural District	North Cornwall
Liskeard Borough	Caradon
Liskeard Rural District	Caradon
Looe Urban District	Caradon
Newquay Urban District	Restormel
Penryn Borough	Carrick
Penzance Borough	Penwith
Saltash Borough	Caradon
St. Austell Rural District	Restormel
St. Austell with Fowey Borough	Restormel
St. Germans Rural District	Caradon
St. Ives Borough	Penwith
St. Just Urban District	Penwith
Stratton Rural District	North Cornwall
Torpoint Urban District	Caradon
Truro Borough	Carrick
Truro Rural District	Carrick
Wadebridge and Padstow Rural District	North Cornwall
West Penwith Rural District	Penwith

There were no county boroughs.
===Cumberland===

District	Successor
Alston with Garrigill Rural District	Eden
Border Rural District	Carlisle
Cockermouth Rural District	Allerdale
Cockermouth Urban District	Allerdale
Ennerdale Rural District	Copeland
Keswick Urban District	Allerdale
Maryport Urban District	Allerdale
Millom Rural District	Copeland
Penrith Rural District	Eden
Penrith Urban District	Eden
Whitehaven Borough	Copeland
Wigton Rural District	Allerdale
Workington Borough	Allerdale

Carlisle was a county borough.
===Derbyshire===

District	Successor
Alfreton Urban District	Amber Valley
Ashbourne Rural District	West Derbyshire
Ashbourne Urban District	West Derbyshire
Bakewell Rural District	West Derbyshire
Bakewell Urban District	West Derbyshire
Belper Rural District	Amber Valley
Belper Urban District	Amber Valley
Blackwell Rural District	Bolsover
Bolsover Urban District	Bolsover
Buxton Borough	High Peak
Chapel en le Frith Rural District	High Peak
Chesterfield Borough	Chesterfield
Chesterfield Rural District	Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire
Clay Cross Urban District	North East Derbyshire
Clowne Rural District	Bolsover
Dronfield Urban District	North East Derbyshire
Glossop Borough	High Peak
Heanor Urban District	Amber Valley
Ilkeston Borough	Erewash
Long Eaton Urban District	Erewash
Matlock Urban District	West Derbyshire
New Mills Urban District	High Peak
Repton Rural District	South Derbyshire
Ripley Urban District	Amber Valley
South East Derbyshire Rural District	Erewash, South Derbyshire
Staveley Urban District	Chesterfield
Swadlincote Urban District	South Derbyshire
Whaley Bridge Urban District	High Peak
Wirksworth Urban District	West Derbyshire

Derby was a county borough.
===Devon===

District	Successor
Ashburton Urban District	Teignbridge
Axminster Rural District	East Devon
Barnstaple Borough	North Devon
Barnstaple Rural District	North Devon
Bideford Borough	Torridge
Bideford Rural District	Torridge
Buckfastleigh Urban District	Teignbridge
Budleigh Salterton Urban District	East Devon
Crediton Rural District	Tiverton
Crediton Urban District	Tiverton
Dartmouth Borough	South Hams
Dawlish Urban District	Teignbridge
Exmouth Urban District	East Devon
Great Torrington Borough	Torridge
Holsworthy Rural District	Torridge
Honiton Borough	East Devon
Honiton Rural District	East Devon
Ilfracombe Urban District	North Devon
Kingsbridge Rural District	South Hams
Kingsbridge Urban District	South Hams
Lynton Urban District	North Devon
Newton Abbot Rural District	Teignbridge
Newton Abbot Urban District	Teignbridge
Northam Urban District	Torridge
Okehampton Borough	West Devon
Okehampton Rural District	West Devon
Ottery St. Mary Urban District	East Devon
Plympton St. Mary Rural District	South Hams
Salcombe Urban District	South Hams
Seaton Urban District	East Devon
Sidmouth Urban District	East Devon
South Molton Rural District	North Devon
St. Thomas Rural District	Teignbridge, East Devon
Tavistock Rural District	West Devon
Teignmouth Urban District	Teignbridge
Tiverton Borough	Tiverton
Tiverton Rural District	Tiverton
Torrington Rural District	Torridge
Totnes Borough	South Hams
Totnes Rural District	South Hams

Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay were county boroughs.
===Dorset===

District	Successor
Beaminster Rural District	West Dorset
Blandford Rural District	North Dorset
Blandford Forum Borough	North Dorset
Bridport Borough	West Dorset
Bridport Rural District	West Dorset
Dorchester Borough	West Dorset
Dorchester Rural District	West Dorset
Lyme Regis Borough	West Dorset
Poole Borough	Poole
Portland Urban District	Weymouth and Portland
Shaftesbury Borough	North Dorset
Shaftesbury Rural District	North Dorset
Sherborne Rural District	West Dorset
Sherborne Borough	West Dorset
Sturminster Rural District	North Dorset
Swanage Urban District	Purbeck
Wareham Borough	Purbeck
Wareham and Purbeck Rural District	Purbeck
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Borough	Weymouth and Portland
Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District	East Dorset
Wimborne Minster Borough	East Dorset

===Durham ===

District	Successor
Barnard Castle Rural District	Teesdale
Barnard Castle Urban District	Teesdale
Bishop Auckland Urban District	Wear Valley
Blaydon Urban District	Gateshead
Boldon Urban District	South Tyneside
Brandon and Byshottles Urban District	Durham
Chester-le-Street Rural District	City of Sunderland, Gateshead, Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street Urban District	Chester-le-Street
Consett Urban District	Derwentside
Crook and Willington Urban District	Wear Valley
Darlington Rural District	Darlington, Sedgefield
Durham Borough	Durham
Durham Rural District	Durham
Easington Rural District	Easington, Sunderland
Felling Urban District	Gateshead
Hebburn Urban District	South Tyneside
Hetton Urban District	Sunderland
Houghton-le-Spring Urban District	Sunderland
Jarrow Borough	South Tyneside
Lanchester Rural District	Derwentside
Ryton Urban District	Gateshead
Seaham Urban District	Easington
Sedgefield Rural District	Sedgefield
Shildon Urban District	Sedgefield
Spennymoor Urban District	Sedgefield
Stanley Urban District	Derwentside
Stockton Rural District	Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool
Tow Law Urban District	Wear Valley
Washington Urban District	Sunderland
Weardale Rural District	Wear Valley
Whickham Urban District	Gateshead

Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Shields, Sunderland and Teesside were county boroughs.
===East Suffolk===

District	Successor
Aldeburgh Borough	Suffolk Coastal
Beccles Borough	Waveney
Blyth Rural District	Suffolk Coastal
Bungay Urban District	Waveney
Deben Rural District	Suffolk Coastal
Eye Borough	Mid Suffolk
Felixstowe Urban District	Suffolk Coastal
Gipping Rural District	Mid Suffolk
Halesworth Urban District	Waveney
Hartismere Rural District	Mid Suffolk
Leiston-cum-Sizewell Urban District	Suffolk Coastal
Lothingland Rural District	Great Yarmouth, Waveney
Lowestoft Borough	Waveney
Samford Rural District	Babergh
Saxmundham Urban District	Suffolk Coastal
Southwold Borough	Waveney
Stowmarket Urban District	Mid Suffolk
Wainford Rural District	Waveney
Woodbridge Urban District	Suffolk Coastal

Ipswich was a county borough.
===East Sussex===

District	Successor
Battle Rural District	Rother
Bexhill Borough	Rother
Burgess Hill Urban District	Mid Sussex
Chailey Rural District	Lewes
Cuckfield Rural District	Mid Sussex, Crawley
Cuckfield Urban District	Mid Sussex
East Grinstead Urban District	Mid Sussex
Hailsham Rural District	Wealden
Hove Borough	Hove
Lewes Borough	Lewes
Newhaven Urban District	Lewes
Portslade-by-Sea Urban District	Hove
Rye Borough	Rother
Seaford Urban District	Lewes
Uckfield Rural District	Wealden

Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings were county boroughs.
===Essex===

District	Successor
Basildon Urban District	Basildon
Benfleet Urban District	Castle Point
Braintree Rural District	Braintree
Braintree and Bocking Urban District	Braintree
Brentwood Urban District	Brentwood
Brightlingsea Urban District	Tendring
Burnham-on-Crouch Urban District	Maldon
Canvey Island Urban District	Castle Point
Chelmsford Borough	Chelmsford
Chelmsford Rural District	Chelmsford, Brentwood
Chigwell Urban District	Epping Forest
Clacton Urban District	Tendring
Colchester Borough	Colchester
Dunmow Rural District	Uttlesford
Epping Urban District	Epping Forest
Epping and Ongar Rural District	Brentwood, Epping Forest
Frinton and Walton Urban District	Tendring
Halstead Rural District	Braintree
Halstead Urban District	Braintree
Harlow Urban District	Harlow
Harwich Borough	Tendring
Lexden and Winstree Rural District	Colchester
Maldon Borough	Maldon
Maldon Rural District	Maldon
Rayleigh Urban District	Rochford
Rochford Rural District	Rochford
Saffron Walden Borough	Uttlesford
Saffron Walden Rural District	Uttlesford
Tendring Rural District	Tendring
Thurrock Urban District	Thurrock, Basildon
Waltham Holy Cross Urban District	Epping Forest
West Mersea Urban District	Colchester
Witham Urban District	Braintree
Wivenhoe Urban District	Colchester

Southend was a county borough.
===Gloucestershire===

District	Successor
Charlton Kings Urban District	Cheltenham
Cheltenham Borough	Cheltenham
Cheltenham Rural District	Tewkesbury
Cirencester Rural District	Cotswold
Cirencester Urban District	Cotswold
Dursley Rural District	Stroud
East Dean Rural District	Forest of Dean
Gloucester Rural District	Stroud, Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury
Kingswood Urban District	Kingswood
Lydney Rural District	Forest of Dean
Mangotsfield Urban District	Kingswood
Nailsworth Urban District	Stroud
Newent Rural District	Forest of Dean
North Cotswold Rural District	Cotswold
Northleach Rural District	Cotswold
Sodbury Rural District	Northavon, Stroud
Stroud Rural District	Stroud
Stroud Urban District	Stroud
Tetbury Rural District	Cotswold
Tewkesbury Borough	Tewkesbury
Thornbury Rural District	Northavon, Stroud
Warmley Rural District	Kingswood
West Dean Rural District	Forest of Dean

Bristol and Gloucester were county boroughs.
===Hampshire===

District	Successor
Aldershot Borough	Rushmoor
Alton Rural District	East Hampshire
Alton Urban District	East Hampshire
Andover Borough	Test Valley
Andover Rural District	Test Valley
Basingstoke Borough	Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke Rural District	Basingstoke and Deane
Christchurch Borough	Christchurch
Droxford Rural District	Winchester
Eastleigh Borough	Eastleigh
Fareham Urban District	Fareham
Farnborough Urban District	Rushmoor
Fleet Urban District	Hart
Gosport Borough	Gosport
Hartley Wintney Rural District	Hart
Havant and Waterloo Urban District	Havant
Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District	Basingstoke and Deane
Lymington Borough	New Forest
New Forest Rural District	New Forest
Petersfield Rural District	East Hampshire
Petersfield Urban District	East Hampshire
Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District	New Forest, East Dorset, Christchurch
Romsey Borough	Test Valley
Romsey Rural District	Test Valley
Stockbridge Rural District	Test Valley
Winchester Borough	Winchester
Winchester Rural District	Eastleigh, Winchester

Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton were county boroughs.
===Herefordshire===

District	Successor
Bromyard Rural District	Malvern Hills
Dore and Bredwardine Rural District	South Herefordshire
Hereford Borough	Hereford
Hereford Rural District	South Herefordshire
Kington Rural District	Leominster
Kington Urban District	Leominster
Ledbury Rural District	Malvern Hills
Leominster Borough	Leominster
Leominster and Wigmore Rural District	Leominster
Ross and Whitchurch Rural District	South Herefordshire
Ross-on-Wye Urban District	South Herefordshire
Weobley Rural District	Leominster

There were no county boroughs.
===Hertfordshire===

District	Successor
Baldock Urban District	North Hertfordshire
Berkhamsted Rural District	Dacorum
Berkhamsted Urban District	Dacorum
Bishop's Stortford Urban District	East Hertfordshire
Braughing Rural District	East Hertfordshire
Bushey Urban District	Hertsmere
Cheshunt Urban District	Broxbourne
Chorleywood Urban District	Three Rivers
Elstree Rural District	Hertsmere
Harpenden Urban District	St Albans
Hatfield Rural District	Welwyn Hatfield
Hemel Hempstead Borough	Dacorum
Hemel Hempstead Rural District	Dacorum
Hertford Borough	East Hertfordshire
Hertford Rural District	Stevenage, East Hertfordshire
Hitchin Rural District	North Hertfordshire
Hitchin Urban District	North Hertfordshire
Hoddesdon Urban District	Broxbourne
Letchworth Urban District	North Hertfordshire
Potters Bar Urban District	Hertsmere
Rickmansworth Urban District	Three Rivers
Royston Urban District	North Hertfordshire
Sawbridgeworth Urban District	East Hertfordshire
St Albans Borough	St Albans
St Albans Rural District	St Albans, Dacorum
Stevenage Urban District	Stevenage
Tring Urban District	Dacorum
Ware Rural District	East Hertfordshire
Ware Urban District	East Hertfordshire
Watford Borough	Watford
Watford Rural District	Hertsmere, Dacorum, Three Rivers
Welwyn Rural District	Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn Garden City Urban District	Welwyn Hatfield

There were no county boroughs.
===Huntingdon and Peterborough===

District	Successor
Barnack Rural District	Peterborough
Huntingdon Rural District	Huntingdon
Huntingdon and Godmanchester Borough	Huntingdon
Norman Cross Rural District	Huntingdon, Peterborough
Old Fletton Urban District	Peterborough
Peterborough Borough	Peterborough
Peterborough Rural District	Peterborough
Ramsey Urban District	Huntingdon
St. Ives Borough	Huntingdon
St. Ives Rural District	Huntingdon
St. Neots Rural District	Huntingdon
St. Neots Urban District	Huntingdon
Thorney Rural District	Peterborough

There were no county boroughs.
===Isle of Wight===

District	Successor
Cowes Urban District	Medina
Isle of Wight Rural District	South Wight
Newport Borough	Medina
Ryde Borough	Medina
Sandown-Shanklin Urban District	South Wight
Ventnor Urban District	South Wight

There were no county boroughs.
===Kent===

District	Successor
Ashford Urban District	Ashford
Bridge-Blean Rural District	Canterbury
Broadstairs and St Peter's Urban District	Thanet
Chatham Borough	Rochester-upon-Medway
Cranbrook Rural District	Tunbridge Wells
Dartford Borough	Dartford
Dartford Rural District	Sevenoaks, Dartford
Deal Borough	Dover
Dover Borough	Dover
Dover Rural District	Dover
East Ashford Rural District	Ashford
Eastry Rural District	Dover, Thanet
Elham Rural District	Shepway
Faversham Borough	Swale
Folkestone Borough	Shepway
Gillingham Borough	Gillingham
Gravesend Borough	Gravesham
Herne Bay Urban District	Canterbury
Hollingbourne Rural District	Maidstone
Hythe Borough	Shepway
Lydd Borough	Shepway
Maidstone Borough	Maidstone
Maidstone Rural District	Maidstone
Malling Rural District	Tonbridge and Malling
Margate Borough	Thanet
New Romney Borough	Shepway
Northfleet Urban District	Gravesham
Queenborough-in-Sheppey Borough	Swale
Ramsgate Borough	Thanet
Rochester Borough	Rochester-upon-Medway
Romney Marsh Rural District	Shepway
Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough	Tunbridge Wells
Sandwich Borough	Dover
Sevenoaks Rural District	Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks Urban District	Sevenoaks
Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District	Swale
Southborough Urban District	Tunbridge Wells
Strood Rural District	Rochester-upon-Medway, Gravesham
Swale Urban District	Swale
Swanscombe Urban District	Dartford
Tenterden Borough	Ashford
Tenterden Rural District	Ashford
Tonbridge Rural District	Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge Urban District	Tonbridge and Malling
West Ashford Rural District	Ashford
Whitstable Urban District	Canterbury

Canterbury was a county borough.
===Lancashire===
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District	Successor
Abram Urban District	Wigan
Accrington Borough	Hyndburn
Adlington Urban District	Chorley
Ashton-in-Makerfield Urban District	Wigan, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
Ashton-under-Lyne Borough	Tameside
Aspull Urban District	Wigan
Atherton Urban District	Wigan
Audenshaw Urban District	Tameside
Bacup Borough	Rossendale
Barrowford Urban District	Pendle
Billinge and Winstanley Urban District	Wigan, St Helens
Blackburn Rural District	Hyndburn, Blackburn, Ribble Valley
Blackrod Urban District	Bolton
Brierfield Urban District	Pendle
Burnley Rural District	Pendle, Ribble Valley, Burnley
Carnforth Urban District	Lancaster
Chadderton Urban District	Oldham
Chorley Borough	Chorley
Chorley Rural District	Chorley
Church Urban District	Hyndburn
Clayton-le-Moors Urban District	Hyndburn
Clitheroe Borough	Ribble Valley
Clitheroe Rural District	Ribble Valley
Colne Borough	Pendle
Crompton Urban District	Oldham
Crosby Borough	Sefton
Dalton-in-Furness Urban District	Barrow-in-Furness
Darwen Borough	Blackburn
Denton Urban District	Tameside
Droylsden Urban District	Tameside
Eccles Borough	Salford
Failsworth Urban District	Oldham
Farnworth Borough	Bolton
Fleetwood Borough	Wyre
Formby Urban District	Sefton
Fulwood Urban District	Preston
Fylde Rural District	Fylde
Garstang Rural District	Wyre
Golborne Urban District	Warrington, Wigan
Grange Urban District	South Lakeland
Great Harwood Urban District	Hyndburn
Haslingden Borough	Rossendale
Haydock Urban District	St Helens
Heywood Borough	Rochdale
Hindley Urban District	Wigan
Horwich Urban District	Bolton
Huyton-with-Roby Urban District	Knowsley
Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District	Wigan
Irlam Urban District	Salford
Kearsley Urban District	Bolton
Kirkby Urban District	Knowsley
Kirkham Urban District	Fylde
Lancaster Borough	Lancaster
Lancaster Rural District	Lancaster
Lees Urban District	Oldham
Leigh Borough	Wigan