Ashbourne
Ashbourne Rural District shown within Derbyshire in 1970.
Area
• 1911	70,380 acres (284.8 km2)
• 1961	86,188 acres (348.79 km2)
Population
• 1911	10,294
• 1961	11,286
History
• Created	1894
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	West Derbyshire
Status	Rural district
Government	Ashbourne Rural District Council

Ashbourne was a Rural District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.^[1][2] It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

It was enlarged in 1934 when Sudbury Rural District was abolished and amalgamated into the district.

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts of western Derbyshire to form the new West Derbyshire district (subsequently renamed Derbyshire Dales).

References

53°00′58″N 1°43′52″W / 53.016°N 1.731°W / 53.016; -1.731

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