Hollingbourne Rural District
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Hollingbourne | |
Geography | |
Status | Rural district |
History | |
Created | 1894 |
Abolished | 1974 |
Succeeded by | Maidstone |
Hollingbourne Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England. It was named after the village of Hollingbourne.
Following the Local Government Act 1972, on April 1, 1974 the district was merged with Maidstone Rural District to form the Borough of Maidstone.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following civil parishes.
- 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