Saffron Walden Rural District was a rural district in the county of Essex, England. It was created in 1894 and later enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Berden, Birchanger, Elsenham, Farnham, Henham-on-the-Hill, Manuden, Stansted Mountfitchet and Ugley from the disbanded Stansted Rural District. It was named after and administered from Saffron Walden. Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the District of Uttlesford. At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 31 civil parishes. Arkesden Ashdon Berden Birchanger Chrishall Clavering Debden Elmdon Elsenham Farnham Great Chesterford Great Sampford Hadstock Hempstead Henham-on-the-Hill Langley Littlebury Little Chesterford Little Sampford Manuden Newport Quendon and Rickling Radwinter Stansted Mountfitchet Strethall Ugley Wenden Lofts Wendens Ambo Wicken Bonhunt Widdington Wimbish Political history of Essex Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Rural districts of England