Chirk was a rural district in the administrative county of Denbighshire from 1894 to 1935.

Chirk
Area
 • 190118,552 acres (75.1 km²)
 • 193118,552 acres (75.1 km²)
Population
 • 19014,493
 • 19314,878
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1935
 • Succeeded byCeiriog Rural District
StatusRural District
 • HQChirk

The rural district was formed from parts of Oswestry and Corwen Rural Sanitary Districts.

The district contained three civil parishes:

Chirk Rural District was abolished by a County Review Order in 1935, becoming part of the new Ceiriog Rural District.

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Denbighshire Administrative County (Vision of Britain)[1]

52°56′N 3°02′W / 52.93°N 3.04°W / 52.93; -3.04