Kingston Rural District

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:

• Coombe
• Esher
• Hook
• Long Ditton
• Malden
• Thames Ditton
• West Molesey

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

References

Frederic A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. I: Southern England, London 1979