Strood Rural District

Strood Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England.

It was subject to boundary reforms in 1934 and 1935.

It consisted of the following civil parishes:

• 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.

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