Coordinates: 51°25′12″N 1°43′48″W / 51.420°N 1.730°W / 51.420; -1.730 Marlborough and Ramsbury was a rural district in Wiltshire, England from 1935 to 1974.
It was formed by a County Review Order in 1935 as a merger of the Marlborough Rural District and the Ramsbury Rural District. It entirely surrounded the municipal borough of Marlborough.
In 1974, it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the new Kennet district.
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