Southam Rural District

 • Created1894 • Abolished1974 • Succeeded byStratford-on-Avon District StatusRural district • HQSoutham

Southam Rural District was a rural district in the county of Warwickshire, England. It was created in 1894 and consisted of 26 parishes, a further six parishes were added in 1932, when the Farnborough Rural District was disbanded. It was named after and administered from Southam.

Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the District of Stratford-on-Avon.

At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 32 civil parishes.

• Avon Dassett
• Bishops Itchington
• Burton Dassett
• Chadshunt
• Chapel Ascote
• Chesterton
• Farnborough
• Fenny Compton
• Gaydon
• Harbury
• Hodnell
• Ladbroke
• Lighthorne
• Long Itchington
• Napton-on-the-Hill
• Priors Hardwick
• Priors Marston
• Radway
• Ratley and Upton
• Shotteswell
• Southam
• Stockton
• Stoneton
• Ufton
• Upper and Lower Radbourne
• Upper and Lower Shuckburgh
• Warmington
• Watergall
• Wills Pastures
• Wormleighton

External links

• Southam RD on visionofbritain.org.uk

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