Williton Rural District

Williton Rural District
Geography
Status Rural district
1911 area 99,489 acres (402.62 km2)[1]
1961 area 97,364 acres (394.02 km2)[1]
HQ Williton
History
Created 1894
Abolished 1974
Demography
1911 population 12,661[2]
1961 population 14,025[2]

Williton was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.

It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894.

In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 when it became part of West Somerset.

The parishes which made up the Rural District included Bicknoller, Brompton Ralph, Carhampton, Clatworthy, Crowcombe, Cutcombe, Dunster, East Quantoxhead, Elworthy, Holford, Kilve, Luccombe, Luxborough, Minehead, Minehead Without, Monksilver, Nettlecombe, Oare, Old Cleeve, Porlock, Sampford Brett, Selworthy, Stogumber, Stogursey, Stringston, Timberscombe, Treborough, West Quantoxhead, Williton, Withycombe and Wootton Courtenay.

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