Stafford Rural District

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Stafford Rural District
Geography
Status Rural district
1901 area 56,813 acres (229.91 km²)
1961 area 80,250 acres (324.8 km²)
History
Created 1894
Abolished 1974
Demography
1901 population 10,407
1971 population 22,992

Stafford Rural District was a rural district in the county of Staffordshire. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1974 by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972. On formation it contained the following civil parishs:

In 1934 Chartley Holme, Worston and Yarlet were removed whilst Church Eaton, Forton, Gnosall and High Offley were added.

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