Wisbech Rural District

Wisbech was a rural district in Cambridgeshire in England from 1894 to 1974.

Position within Isle of Ely

Boundaries in 1894
Position within Isle of Ely

Boundaries in 1935

It was formed from that part of the Wisbech rural sanitary district which was in Cambridgeshire, by the Local Government Act 1894. It covered the parishes of Elm, Leverington, Outwell, Parson Drove, Tydd St Giles, Upwell and Wisbech St Mary.

When first created, the district consisted of two detached parts separated by the long, narrow tail of Wisbech Municipal Borough. In 1933 the south-western part of Wisbech MB was transferred to the parish of Elm, leaving Wisbech RD surrounding the town on three sides.[1][2]

It formed part of the administrative county of Isle of Ely from its creation until 1965, when this merged to form part of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely.

In 1974 the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972. It became part of the Fenland district.

References
  1. "Wisbech RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. "Wisbech: Introduction". Victoria County History. British History Online. 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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