East Dean and United Parishes Rural District, later renamed East Dean Rural District, was a rural district in Gloucestershire, England from 1894 to 1974. It included a number of civil parishes, including East Dean, and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1935. It included the following civil parishes: Abenhall (1894–1935); abolished as a civil parish to become part of Mitcheldean Awre (1935–1974); previously an urban district Blaisdon Bulley (1894–1935); abolished as a civil parish to become part of Churcham Churcham Cinderford (1953–1974); formed from part of East Dean civil parish East Dean (1894–1953) part split off in 1935 to form new parish of Lydbrook and transferred to West Dean Rural District abolished as a civil parish in 1953 to create Cinderford, Drybrook and Ruspidge; parts to Awre, Littledean and Mitcheldean Drybrook (1953–1974); formed from part of East Dean civil parish Flaxley (1894–1935); abolished as a civil parish to become part of Blaisdon Huntley Littledean Longhope Mitcheldean Minsterworth (1894–1953); transferred to Gloucester Rural District Ruardean Ruspidge (1953–1974); formed from part of East Dean civil parish The district was abolished in 1974 when its former area became part of the Forest of Dean district, under the Local Government Act 1972. References Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Rural districts of England Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894