Kennet was a non-metropolitan local government district in Wiltshire, England, abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government. It was named after the River Kennet.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Devizes and Marlborough, alongside Devizes Rural District, Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District and Pewsey Rural District.
The district council was based at offices in Devizes. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of the structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire unitary authority.
Parishes The district contained the following civil parishes:
Allcannings, Alton, Avebury Beechingstoke, Berwick Bassett, Bishops Cannings, Broad Hinton, Bromham, Burbage, Buttermere Charlton, Pewsey Vale, Cheverell Magna, Cheverell Parva, Chilton Foliat, Chirton, Chute, Chute Forest, Collingbourne Ducis, Collingbourne Kingston Devizes East Kennett, Easterton, Easton, Enford, Erlestoke, Etchilhampton, Everleigh Fittleton, Froxfield, Fyfield Grafton, Great Bedwyn Ham, Huish Little Bedwyn, Ludgershall Manningford, Marden, Market Lavington, Marlborough, Marston, Mildenhall, Milton Lilbourne Netheravon, North Newnton Ogbourne St Andrew, Ogbourne St George Pewsey, Potterne, Poulshot, Preshute Ramsbury, Roundway, Rowde, Rushall Savernake, Seend, Shalbourne, Stanton St Bernard, Stert Tidcombe and Fosbury, Tidworth Upavon, Urchfont West Lavington, West Overton, Wilcot, Wilsford, Winterbourne Bassett, Winterbourne Monkton, Woodborough, Wootton Rivers, Worton
See also Kennet District Council elections
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