Strood Rural District

 • 191132,498 acres (131.51 km²) • 193132,499 acres (131.52 km²) • 196148,572 acres (196.56 km²) Population • 191115,354 • 193116,158 • 196128,760 Density • 19110.47/acre • 19310.50/acre • 19610.59/acre History • OriginStrood Rural Sanitary District • Created1894 • Abolished1974 • Succeeded byMedway, Gravesham StatusRural districtGovernmentStrood Rural District Council • HQFrindsbury Road, Frindsbury Extra • MottoSPES PATRIAE RUS

Strood Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England.

It was subject to boundary reforms in 1934 and 1935.

It consisted of the following civil parishes:^[1]

• Allhallows (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
• Chalk (1894–1935; abolished and transferred to the Municipal Borough of Gravesend)
• Cliffe
• Cobham
• Cooling (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
• Cuxton
• Denton (1894–1935; abolished and transferred to the Municipal Borough of Gravesend)
• Frindsbury Extra (part transferred to the City of Rochester in 1934)
• Halling
• Higham
• High Halstow (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
• Hoo St Werburgh (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
• Ifield (1894–1935; abolished and split between Cobham and the Municipal Borough of Gravesend)
• Isle of Grain (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
• Luddesdown
• Meopham
• Nurstead
• Shorne
• St Mary Hoo (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
• Stoke (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
• Strood Extra (1894–1934; abolished and split between Cuxton and the City of Rochester)

On 1 April 1974 the district was abolished and split between the new districts of Medway and Gravesham.

References

51°24′14″N 0°30′17″E / 51.4038°N 0.5048°E / 51.4038; 0.5048