Wantage was a rural district of Berkshire, England from 1894 to 1974. In local government on the British Isles, a rural district was a predominantly rural area used for local government. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004...

It was created in 1894 as a successor to the Wantage rural sanitary district. It was named after Wantage, which formed a separate urban district entirely surrounded by the rural district. Sanitary Districts were established in England and Wales in 1875 and in Ireland in 1878. ... Wantage is a small town in the Thames Valley, southern England. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ...

The district was abolished in 1974 along with all rural districts, under the Local Government Act 1972. Its area was split, with the parishes of Ardington, Blewbury, Childrey, Chilton, Denchworth, East Challow, East Hanney, East Hendred, Goosey, Grove, Harwell, Letcome Bassett, Letcombe Regis, Lockinge, Sparsholt, Upton, West Challow, West Hanney and West Hendred becoming part of the Vale of White Horse district in Oxfordshire, and the rest becoming part of the Newbury district of Berkshire. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Blewbury is a village in Oxfordshire. ... Chilton is the name of several places. ... Look up Grove, grove in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Harwell may refer to: Harwell - a village in Oxfordshire RAF Harwell - a World War II RAF airfield Harwell Laboratory of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, the site of Europes first nuclear reactor. ... The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... West Berkshire is a local government district in Berkshire, South East England, governed by a unitary authority (West Berkshire Council). ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ...

References

• Wantage RD at Vision of Britain
• Local Government Act 1972