Clun and Bishop's Castle was a

rural district Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...

in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the Clun Rural District, based on the

Clun Clun ( cy, Colunwy) is a town in south west Shropshire, England, and the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2011 census recorded 680 people living in the town.Combined populations for the two output areas covering the tow ...

rural sanitary district. It was enlarged in 1934 under a County Review Order by taking in the disbanded

Chirbury Rural District Chirbury was a rural district in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on that part of the Montgomery rural sanitary district which was in Shropshire (and England), the Welsh part forming ...

and Teme Rural District. 1967 saw the district renamed 'Clun and Bishop's Castle', when it absorbed the municipal borough of Bishop's Castle. Bishop's Castle became a

rural borough The Local Government Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz.2 c.55) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting local government in England and Wales outside London. Among its provisions it included the establishment of Local Government Commissio ...

within the rural district. The district was abolished in 1974 under the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

, and was merged to form part of the South Shropshire district.

Civil parishes

The rural district contained the following civil parishes:Frederic A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England'', Volume II: Northern England, London, 1991 *

Bedstone Bedstone is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, close to the border with Herefordshire. The village is approximately from the railway stations at Hopton Heath and Bucknell and is situated just off the B4367 road. Be ...

(from 1934)† * Bettwys y Crwyn (from 1934)† *Bishop's Castle (Rural Borough) (from 1967) * Bishop's Castle Rural (until 1934) The parish was abolished, partly to create Colebatch CP, remainder absorbed by Lydham CP *

Brompton and Rhiston Brompton and Rhiston was a civil parish in Shropshire, England. In 1987 it merged with Chirbury civil parish to form the present-day civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton. Brompton and Rhiston continues as a parish ward within the new civil parish ...

(from 1934)‡ * Bucknell (from 1934)† *

Chirbury Chirbury () is a village in west Shropshire, England. It is situated in the Vale of Montgomery, close to the Wales–England border ( at its nearest), which is to its north, west and south. The A490 and B4386 routes cross at Chirbury. It is th ...

(from 1934)‡ *

Clunbury Clunbury is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. It is near to the small town of Clun and the villages of Clunton, Purslow and Aston on Clun. In the village is the Norman Church of St Swithin and a Church of England primar ...

* Clungunford * Colebatch (created 1934 from part of Bishop's Castle Rural CP) *

Edgton Edgton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is also an ecclesiastical parish and a chapelry. It lies in a rather remote and very rural area, south of the River Onny. The nearest market towns are Bishop's Castle, Crav ...

* Hopesay * Hopton Castle * Llanfair Waterdine (from 1934)† * Lydbury North * Lydham *

Mainstone Mainstone is a small village and civil parish in southwest Shropshire, England, near the border with Powys, Wales. The village lies approximately 1 mile northwest of the small village of Cefn Einion. The market town of Bishop's Castle lies some 3 ...

* More * Myndtown * Norbury * Ratlinghope * Shelve *

Stowe Stowe may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Stowe, Buckinghamshire, a civil parish and former village **Stowe House **Stowe School *Stowe, Cornwall, in Kilkhampton parish * Stowe, Herefordshire, in the List of places in Herefordshire * Stowe, Linco ...

(from 1934)† * Wentnor * Worthen (from 1934)‡ †Previously in Teme Rural District ‡Previously in Chirbury Rural District

References

{{reflist Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 History of Shropshire Rural districts of England Local government in Shropshire