Dulverton was a rural district in

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...

, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 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 ...

. In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 and responsibilities transferred to

West Somerset West Somerset was a local government district in the English county of Somerset. The council covered a largely rural area, with a population of 34,900 in an area of ; it was the least populous non- unitary district in England. According to f ...

. The parishes that were part of the district included:

Brompton Regis Brompton Regis (formerly known as Kingsbrompton) is a village and civil parish in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England about north-east of Dulverton. It is situated on the River Pulham in the Brendon Hills within the Exmoo ...

, Brushford,

Dulverton Dulverton is a small town and civil parish in west Somerset, England, near the border with Devon. The town had a population of 1,408 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the hamlets of Battleton and Ashwick which is located approximately ...

, Exford,

Exmoor Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England. It is named after the River Exe, the source of which is situated in the centre of the area, two miles north-west of Simonsbath ...

, Exton,

Huish Champflower Huish Champflower is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, three miles north-west of Wiveliscombe and ten miles north of Wellington, Somerset, Wellington. It has a population of 301 (Census 2011). History The name comes from the ''hiw ...

, Skilgate, Upton,

Winsford Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining industr ...

and Withypool and Hawkridge.

References

External links

Dulverton Rural District at Britain through Time
{{coord, 51.046, -3.549, type:adm3rd_region:GB, display=title Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 History of Somerset Local government in Somerset Rural districts of England

See also

References

External links