Cirencester Rural District was a district in

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...

. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1974 after merging with other districts to form the

Cotswold District Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region and range of hills. The council is based in the district's largest town of Cirencester. The district also includes the towns of ...

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Rural districts of England Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 History of Gloucestershire {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub