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{{Short description|Former local government area in the UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{infobox historic subdivision|
| Name                   = Chesterfield
| Status                 = [[Rural district]]
| Start                  = 1894
| End                    = 1974
| Replace                = [[North East Derbyshire]]
| Map                    = [[Image:Chesterfield Rural District, Derbyshire (1970).svg|250px]]<br />Chesterfield Rural District shown within Derbyshire in 1970
| PopulationFirst        = 72,277
| PopulationFirstYear    = 1911
| PopulationLast         = 101,041
| PopulationLastYear     = 1961
| AreaFirst              = {{convert|68986|acre|km2}}
| AreaFirstYear          = 1911
| AreaLast               = {{convert|69139|acre|km2}}
| AreaLastYear           = 1961
| Government             = Chesterfield Rural District Council
| common_name            = 
}}

'''Chesterfield Rural District''' was a [[rural district]] in [[Derbyshire]], [[England]], from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the [[Local Government Act 1894]]. It was named after, but did not include, the town of [[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]].

The district was abolished in 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] and combined with [[Clay Cross Urban District]] and [[Dronfield Urban District]] to form the new [[North East Derbyshire]] district, except [[Brimington]] which was incorporated into the [[borough of Chesterfield]].

==Premises==
[[File:Former Chesterfield RDC offices - geograph.org.uk - 2411783.jpg|thumb|Rural Council House, Saltergate, Chesterfield: Council's headquarters, completed 1938.]]
The council was initially based at various offices across the district and in the neighbouring town of Chesterfield. The council subsequently built itself a headquarters on Saltergate in Chesterfield, which was formally opened on 24 March 1938.<ref>{{cite news |title=Completion of modern offices for Chesterfield R.D.C. |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=Sheffield Independent |date=25 March 1938 |page=3}}</ref> The building was subsequently extended and used as the headquarters of North East Derbyshire District Council until 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=North East Derbyshire District Council approves relocation plans |url=http://www.chesterfieldpost.co.uk/public_services/mp_politics/mp_news_00000688.html |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=Chesterfield Post |date=10 June 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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*[http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10167152 Vision of Britain Chesterfield Rural District]

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[[Category:Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894]]
[[Category:Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972]]
[[Category:History of Derbyshire]]
[[Category:Rural districts of England]]


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