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rural district

former type of local government area in England, Wales, and Ireland
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rural district

Summary

rural district ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rural district is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • rural district is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • rural district is in the country of Irish Free State[4].
  • rural district is a type of administrative territorial entity of the United Kingdom[5].
  • rural district is a type of rural district[6].
  • rural district is a type of former administrative territorial entity[7].
  • 1894 marks the founding of rural district[8].
  • 1899 marks the founding of rural district[9].
  • rural district was dissolved in 1925[10].
  • rural district was dissolved in March 31, 1974[11].
  • rural district was dissolved in 1930[12].
  • rural district was dissolved in 1973[13].
  • rural district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rural districts of the United Kingdom[14].
  • rural district's replaces is recorded as Sanitary district[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include administrative territorial entity of the United Kingdom[5], rural district[6], and former administrative territorial entity[7].

Origins

Recorded inception include 1894[8] and 1899[9].

Why It Matters

rural district ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Irish Free State United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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