Hollingbourne Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England. It was named after the village of Hollingbourne.
| Hollingbourne | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Maidstone |
| Status | Rural district |
Following the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the district was merged with Maidstone Rural District to form the Borough of Maidstone.
Civil parishes
editAt the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following civil parishes to the east and southeast of Maidstone:[1]
- Bicknor
- Boughton Malherbe
- Boxley
- Bredhurst (part transferred to Gillingham Borough Council in 1933)
- Broomfield and Kingswood
- Chart Sutton
- Detling
- East Sutton
- Frinsted
- Harrietsham
- Headcorn
- Hollingbourne
- Hucking
- Langley
- Leeds
- Lenham
- Otterden
- Stockbury
- Sutton Valence
- Thurnham
- Ulcombe
- Wichling
- Wormshill
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hollingbourne Rural District at visionofbritain; retrieved 30 November 2023