Melton and Belvoir Rural District

{{short description|Rural district in Leicestershire, England}}

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Melton and Belvoir Rural District was a rural district of Leicestershire, England, from 1935 to 1974.

It was formed on 1 April 1935 from the merger of the Melton Mowbray Rural District and the Belvoir Rural District, with part going to Melton Mowbray urban district also.GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Melton and Belvoir RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time. URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10109231 Date accessed: 14th April 2023

On 1 April 1936 there was a significant reorganisation of parishes.M. of H. Order No. 84988. The County of Leicester (Melton and Belvoir RD) (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1936

In 1955 the council bought Warwick Lodge on Dalby Road in Melton Mowbray to serve as its headquarters. The building had been built in 1908 as a large house.{{cite news |title=Melton hunting-box may be RDC's headquarters |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers |access-date=31 October 2023 |work=Leicester Evening Mail |date=11 August 1955 |page=6}}

21 acres of Broughton and Old Dalby were transferred to Upper Broughton in Bingham Rural District, Nottinghamshire, on 1 April 1965.The East Midland Counties Order, 1965

In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 the district merged with the Melton urban district to form the new non-metropolitan district of Melton.