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Walsall was arural district inStaffordshire,England from 1894 to 1934.
It was created by theLocal Government Act 1894 based onWalsallrural sanitary district, and included the five parishes ofAldridge,Bentley,Great Barr,Pelsall andRushall. Four of these parishes were to the east of Walsall, and Bentley was to the west, forming anexclave.
It was subject to increased urban development in the early 20th century and was abolished in 1934 under aCounty Review Order. The parish of Bentley was split between theurban district ofDarlaston and the parish ofShort Heath (which itself was becoming part of theWillenhall urban district), while the rest of the rural district became the Aldridge urban district, and since 1974 has formed part of theMetropolitan Borough of Walsall in themetropolitan county of West Midlands.