Tarvin Rural District

Tarvin

Tarvin RD within Cheshire in 1970
Area
 • 1911 56,874 acres (230.16 km2)
 • 1931 56,871 acres (230.15 km2)
 • 1961 62,593 acres (253.30 km2)
Population
 • 1901 12,614
 • 1931 13,279
 • 1971 18,152
History
 • Origin Sanitary district
 • Created 1894
 • Abolished 1974
 • Succeeded by Chester
Status Rural district
Government Tarvin Rural District Council
 • HQ Tarvin House, Tower Wharf, Chester
Subdivisions
 • Type Civil parishes

Tarvin was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. The district was named after the village of Tarvin, and saw considerable boundary changes throughout its life.

Creation

The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to Tarvin Rural Sanitary District. It initially consisted of the following civil parishes:

1936 boundary changes

In 1936 the boundaries of the rural district were substantially altered under a county review order. It lost large parts to Chester Rural District, but also absorbed most of the disbanded Malpas Rural District.

  • 10,746 acres (43.49 km2) (Aldford, Barrow, Buerton, Churton by Aldford, Churton Heath, Guilden Sutton, Huntington, Lea Newbold, Rowton, and Saighton) passed to Chester RD
  • 233 acres (0.94 km2) to Nantwich Rural District
  • 11 acres (0.045 km2) to Hoole Urban District
  • 16,712 acres (67.63 km2) were received from Malpas RD.

The following parishes were added to the district:

Abolition

The Local Government Act 1972 completely reorganised council boundaries throughout England and Wales. On 1 April 1974 Tarvin Rural District was merged with the city and county borough of Chester and the Chester Rural District to form the new non-metropolitan district of Chester.