Kingston Rural District
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Kingston was a short-lived rural district in Surrey, England from 1894 - 1895.
The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to Kingston Rural Sanitary District.
The district comprised the following civil parishes:
The rural district was abolished in 1895 when all the parishes were included in urban districts:
- Coombe and Malden were combined with New Malden Urban district to become The Maldens and Coombe Urban District
- Esher, Thames Ditton and most of Long Ditton became Esher and the Dittons Urban District
- Hook and the Tolworth area of Long Ditton were added to Surbiton Urban District
- West Molesey was added to East Molesey Urban District to create East and West Molesey Urban District
[edit] References
Frederic A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. I: Southern England, London 1979
