
1) Type of country subdivision
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==England and Wales== In England and Wales they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) along with urban districts. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on Poor Law Unions, but not replacing them). Rural districts had elected Rural District Councils (RDCs), which inherited the functions of the ea...
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