{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-22",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-22.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/2039",
  "legislation_title": "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972",
  "path": "schedule/part/22",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "COUNTY OF KENT",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nReference number of district\nArea of district by reference to existing administrative areas\n1\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe borough of Dartford;\nthe urban district of Swanscombe;\nin the rural district of Dartford, the parishes of Darenth, Southfleet, Stone, Sutton-at-Hone and Wilmington.\n2\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe borough of Gravesend;\nthe urban district of Northfleet;\nin the rural district of Strood, the parishes of Cobham, Higham, Luddesdown, Meopham and Shorne.\n3\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe boroughs of Chatham and Rochester;\nthe rural district of Strood, except the parishes in district 2.\n4\nIn the administrative county of Kent, the borough of Gillingham.\n5\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe boroughs of Faversham and Queenborough-in-Sheppey;\nthe urban district of Sittingbourne and Milton;\nthe rural district of Swale.\n6\nThe county borough of Canterbury;\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe urban districts of Herne Bay and Whitstable;\nthe rural district of Bridge-Blean.\n7\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe boroughs of Deal, Dover and Sandwich;\nthe rural district of Dover;\nthe rural district of Eastry, except the parishes in district 8.\n8\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe boroughs of Margate and Ramsgate;\nthe urban district of Broadstairs and St Peter's;\nin the rural district of Eastry, the parishes of Acol, Minster, Monkton, St. Nicholas at Wade and Sarre.\n9\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe urban district of Sevenoaks;\nthe rural district of Sevenoaks;\nthe rural district of Dartford, except the parishes in district 1.\n10\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe urban district of Tonbridge;\nthe rural district of Malling;\nin the rural district of Tonbridge, the parishes of Hadlow and Hildenborough.\n11\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe borough of Maidstone;\nthe rural districts of Hollingbourn and Maidstone.\n12\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells;\nthe urban district of Southborough;\nthe rural district of Cranbrook;\nthe rural district of Tonbridge, except the parishes in district 10.\n13\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe borough of Tenterden;\nthe urban district of Ashford;\nthe rural districts of East Ashford, Tenterden and West Ashford.\n14\nIn the administrative county of Kent—\nthe borough of Folkestone, Hythe, Lydd and New Romney;\nthe rural districts of Elham and Romney Marsh.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/2039/schedule/part/22",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:21:20.670452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}