Abingdon was arural district in theadministrative county ofBerkshire from 1894 to 1974.
It was formed under theLocal Government Act 1894 based on that part of theAbingdonrural sanitary district which was in Berkshire (theOxfordshire part formingCulham Rural District). It nearly surrounded, but did not include, themunicipal borough ofAbingdon, and in the north was close toOxford.
The district was governed locally by the Abingdon Rural District Council which, in the 1960s, consisted of 35 members. The offices of the council were in Bath Street, Abingdon.[1]
It was abolished in 1974 under theLocal Government Act 1972, and merged with other districts to form the newVale of White Horse, which was in the new non-metropolitan county of Oxfordshire.
The district contained the followingcivil parishes during its existence:[2]
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