Chesterfield Rural District

Chesterfield Rural District was a rural district in Derbyshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894. It was named after, but did not include, the town of Chesterfield.

Chesterfield
Chesterfield Rural District shown within Derbyshire in 1970
Area
• 1911	68,986 acres (279.18 km2)
• 1961	69,139 acres (279.80 km2)
Population
• 1911	72,277
• 1961	101,041
History
• Created	1894
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	North East Derbyshire
Status	Rural district
Government	Chesterfield Rural District Council

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with Clay Cross Urban District and Dronfield Urban District to form the new North East Derbyshire district, except Brimington which was incorporated into the borough of Chesterfield.

Premises

Rural Council House, Saltergate, Chesterfield: Council's headquarters, completed 1938.

The council was initially based at various offices across the district and in the neighbouring town of Chesterfield. The council subsequently built itself a headquarters on Saltergate in Chesterfield, which was formally opened on 24 March 1938.^[1] The building was subsequently extended and used as the headquarters of North East Derbyshire District Council until 2015.^[2]