单词 | rural district |
释义 | > as lemmasrural district rural district n. a district comprising a rural area; spec. a subdivision of a county in a rural area of England and Wales as constituted by the Local Government Act of 1894 and abolished by the Local Government Act of 1972 (now historical); cf. urban district n. at urban adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1758 J. Massie Plan Establishm. Charity-houses 61 Another Rural District hath Five Times as many Inhabitants as the Land will maintain. 1840 Times 15 Apr. 5/2 Where a borough being a county in itself, comprehended a rural district, not suited to be part of a corporate town, such borough and county were reduced to the proper bounds of an urban district. 1895 Whitaker's Almanack 667 (Parish Councils Act) The whole country will be divided into districts, some of which are..rural districts, each of which will have its own council. Rural districts in most cases comprise a large number of parishes. 1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xvi. 188 On the O.S. 1/25,000 map, different styles of lettering are used to denote..urban districts, rural districts, civil parishes, towns, and districts. 1994 M. Brinkley Housebuilder's Bible (ed. 5) iv. 35/1 In rural districts the land is zoned.., and if you are applying to build in a non-building zone then you've got your work cut out trying to get anywhere. 2003 Nation 1 Dec. 28/2 In a small rural district, a couple of kids having an off day can cook a school's goose. < as lemmas |
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