South Cambridgeshire was a rural district located in Cambridgeshire, England. It was established in 1934 under a County Review Order, resulting from the merger of Linton Rural District, Melbourn Rural District, and part of Caxton and Arrington Rural District. In 1965, it became part of the new administrative county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. The council offices were situated at County Hall, Hobson Street, Cambridge, and the Council held its meetings at Shire Hall, Castle Hill, also in Cambridge, though both locations were outside the district. It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and merged with the Chesterton Rural District to form a new South Cambridgeshire district.
Parishes Parish From To Notes Abington Pigotts Previously Melbourn RD Arrington Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Babraham Previously Linton RD Balsham Previously Linton RD Barrington Previously Melbourn RD Bartlow Previously Linton RD Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth 1966 Merger of Bassingbourn & Kneesworth Bassingbourn 1966 Previously Melbourn RD Carlton Previously Linton RD Castle Camps Previously Linton RD Croydon Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Duxford Previously Linton RD East Hatley 1957 Previously Caxton and Arrington RD.See Hatley Fowlmere Previously Melbourn RD Foxton Previously Melbourn RD Gamlingay Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Great Abington Previously Linton RD Great and Little Chishill 1968 Merger of Great Chishill & Little Chishill Great Chishill 1968 Previously Melbourn RD Great Eversden Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Guilden Morden Previously Melbourn RD Hatley 1957 Merger of East Hatley, Hatley St Georgeand other parts Hatley St George 1957 Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Heydon Previously Melbourn RD Hildersham Previously Linton RD Hinxton Previously Linton RD Horseheath Previously Linton RD Ickleton Previously Linton RD Kingston Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Kneesworth 1966 Previously Melbourn RD.See Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth Linton Previously Linton RD Litlington Previously Melbourn RD Little Abington Previously Linton RD Little Chishill 1968 Previously Melbourn RD Little Eversden Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Little Gransden Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Longstowe Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Melbourn Previously Melbourn RD Meldreth Previously Melbourn RD Orwell Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Pampisford Previously Linton RD Sawston Previously Linton RD Shepreth Previously Melbourn RD Shingay cum Wendy 1957 Merger of Shingay & Wendy Shingay 1957 Previously Melbourn RD Shudy Camps Previously Linton RD Steeple Morden Previously Melbourn RD Tadlow Previously Caxton and Arrington RD Thriplow Previously Melbourn RD Wendy 1957 Previously Melbourn RD.See Shingay cum Wendy West Wickham Previously Linton RD West Wratting Previously Linton RD Weston Colville Previously Linton RD Whaddon Previously Melbourn RD Whittlesford Previously Linton RD Wimpole Previously Caxton and Arrington RD
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