Bakewell Rural District

{{Short description|District in Derbyshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{infobox historic subdivision|

|Name= Bakewell

|Status= Rural district

|Start= 1894

|End= 1974

|Replace= West Derbyshire

|Map= 250px
Bakewell Rural District shown within Derbyshire in 1970.

|PopulationFirst= 20,257

|PopulationFirstYear= 1911

|PopulationLast= 18,608

|PopulationLastYear= 1961

|AreaFirst= {{convert|84233|acre|km2}}

|AreaFirstYear= 1911

|AreaLast= {{convert|85643|acre|km2}}

|AreaLastYear= 1961

|Government= Bakewell Rural District Council

}}

Bakewell was a Rural District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.{{cite vob |name=Bakewell Rural District |url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055428|accessdate=2016-03-10}}F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991 It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

It was enlarged in 1934 when the Baslow and Bubnell Urban District was abolished and amalgamated into the district.

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in western Derbyshire to form the new West Derbyshire district.