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

Wells Rural District
Area
 • 191158,119 acres (235.20 km2)[1]
 • 196157,175 acres (231.38 km2)[1]
Population
 • 191110,633[2]
 • 196110,577[2]
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
StatusRural district
 • HQWells

It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, taking over the responsibilities of the former Wells Rural Sanitary District. Each parish elected one or more councillors:[3]

Parish Rural District Councillors
Baltonsborough 2
Butleigh 2
Chewton Mendip 2
Dinder 1
Meare 2
North Wootton 1
Priddy 1
Rodney Stoke 1
Sharpham 1
St Cuthbert Out 3
Walton 1
West Pennard 2
Westbury 1
Wookey 2

In 1904 the parish of Godney was formed from part of the parish of Meare.[4][5]

Wells Rural District was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 when it became part of Mendip district.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Area". Wells Rural District. Britain Through Time. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Population". Wells Rural District. Britain Through Time. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  3. ^ "District and Parish Council Elections". Wells Journal. 29 November 1894. Retrieved 2 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Administrative unit Wells RD". A vision of Britain through time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Godney Chapelry/Civil Parish". A vision of Britain through time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

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