Strood Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England.
| Strood | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1911 | 32,498 acres (131.51 km2) |
| • 1931 | 32,499 acres (131.52 km2) |
| • 1961 | 48,572 acres (196.56 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1911 | 15,354 |
| • 1931 | 16,158 |
| • 1961 | 28,760 |
| Density | |
| • 1911 | 0.47/acre |
| • 1931 | 0.50/acre |
| • 1961 | 0.59/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Strood Rural Sanitary District |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Medway, Gravesham |
| Status | Rural district |
| Government | Strood Rural District Council |
| • HQ | Frindsbury Road, Frindsbury Extra |
| • Motto | SPES PATRIAE RUS |
It was subject to boundary reforms in 1934 and 1935.
It consisted of the following civil parishes:[1]
- Allhallows (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
- Chalk (1894–1935; abolished and transferred to the Municipal Borough of Gravesend)
- Cliffe
- Cobham
- Cooling (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
- Cuxton
- Denton (1894–1935; abolished and transferred to the Municipal Borough of Gravesend)
- Frindsbury Extra (part transferred to the City of Rochester in 1934)
- Halling
- Higham
- High Halstow (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
- Hoo St Werburgh (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
- Ifield (1894–1935; abolished and split between Cobham and the Municipal Borough of Gravesend)
- Isle of Grain (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
- Luddesdown
- Meopham
- Nurstead
- Shorne
- St Mary Hoo (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
- Stoke (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District)
- Strood Extra (1894–1934; abolished and split between Cuxton and the City of Rochester)
On 1 April 1974 the district was abolished and split between the new districts of Medway and Gravesham.