It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, taking over the responsibilities of the former Wells Rural Sanitary District. Each parish elected one or more councillors:[3]
wells, rural, district, wells, rural, district, somerset, england, from, 1894, 1974, area, 191158, acres, 196157, acres, population, 191110, 196110, history, created1894, abolished1974statusrural, district, hqwellsit, created, 1894, under, local, government, 1. Wells was a rural district in Somerset England from 1894 to 1974 Wells Rural DistrictArea 191158 119 acres 235 20 km2 1 196157 175 acres 231 38 km2 1 Population 191110 633 2 196110 577 2 History Created1894 Abolished1974StatusRural district HQWellsIt was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 taking over the responsibilities of the former Wells Rural Sanitary District Each parish elected one or more councillors 3 Parish Rural District CouncillorsBaltonsborough 2Butleigh 2Chewton Mendip 2Dinder 1Meare 2North Wootton 1Priddy 1Rodney Stoke 1Sharpham 1St Cuthbert Out 3Walton 1West Pennard 2Westbury 1Wookey 2In 1904 the parish of Godney was formed from part of the parish of Meare 4 5 Wells Rural District was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 when it became part of Mendip district References Edit a b Area Wells Rural District Britain Through Time Retrieved 15 November 2009 a b Population Wells Rural District Britain Through Time Retrieved 15 November 2009 District and Parish Council Elections Wells Journal 29 November 1894 Retrieved 2 November 2015 via British Newspaper Archive Administrative unit Wells RD A vision of Britain through time University of Portsmouth Retrieved 3 November 2015 Godney Chapelry Civil Parish A vision of Britain through time University of Portsmouth Retrieved 3 November 2015 Further reading EditMap from Boundary Commission of 191751 12 25 N 2 39 07 W 51 207 N 2 652 W 51 207 2 652 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wells Rural District amp oldid 1014160468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
