St Peter Rural was a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1947. The local council was St Peter Rural Parish Council.
It was created under the
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level un ...
from the part of the
ancient parish of
St Peter which was outside the
Municipal Borough of St Albans
St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman ro ...
.
It was gradually reduced in size over the years. In 1913 992 acres were transferred to St Albans. In 1935 a further 436 acres were transferred as part of a
county review order
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales.
The Act abolished the system of poor law unions in England and Wales and their boar ...
and 923 acres went to
Bishops Hatfield. As part of the review 186 acres were gained from
North Mimms North Mymms is a civil parish in the English county of Hertfordshire. At the 2011 Census the civil parish had a population of 8,921.
The village itself is an enclosure. North Mymms Park and Brookmans Park enclose large areas of the parish. Even ...
, 67 acres from
Ridge and 325 acres from
Shenley
Shenley is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, between Barnet and St Albans. The village is located 14 miles from Central London.
History
The history of Shenley stretches back a thousand years or more – it is mentioned in ...
.
The population in 1901 was 3,568 and in 1931 it was 7,908.
It was abolished in 1947, being split between the new parishes of
Colney Heath and
London Colney
London Colney () is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the north of London, close to Junction 22 of the M25 motorway.
It is near St Albans and part of the St Albans District. At the time of the 2001 census ...
.
References
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Former civil parishes in Hertfordshire
1894 establishments in England
1947 disestablishments in England
City of St Albans