50°48′33″N 2°44′19″W / 50.80923°N 2.73855°W
| Beaminster | |
|---|---|
| Rural district | |
 Beaminster Union Workhouse: Council's original meeting place | |
| Area | |
| • 1971 | 24,235 hectares (59,890 acres) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 9,184 |
| • 1971 | 8,297 |
| History | |
| • Created | 28 December 1894 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | West Dorset |
| Status | Rural district |
| • HQ | Beaminster |
Beaminster Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Dorset, England from 1894 to 1974, covering an area in the west of the county around the small town of Beaminster.