Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District

51.420°N 1.730°W / 51.420; -1.730 Marlborough and Ramsbury was a rural district in Wiltshire, England from 1935 to 1974.

It was formed by a County Review Order in 1935 as a merger of the Marlborough Rural District and the Ramsbury Rural District.^[1] It entirely surrounded the municipal borough of Marlborough.

In 1974, it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the new Kennet district.

Axholme House, 47 London Road, Marlborough

In 1945 the council bought a large Georgian house called Axholme House at 47 London Road in Marlborough and converted it to become its headquarters. The council remained based there until its abolition in 1974.^[2][3]

References

1. "Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
2. "Sales by auction". Wiltshire Times. Trowbridge. 11 August 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 23 February 2023. Sale on Tuesday, August 21st, 1945. With vacant possession on completion at 29th September next... Sale of the very attractive medium-sized freehold residential property, known as Axholme...
3. Telephone Directory Volume IIB (Gloucester Area), February 1946, page 66, "Marlborough & Ramsbury R.D.C., Axholme, London Road, Marlborough"