East Dean Rural District  East Dean and United Parishes Rural District, later renamed East Dean Rural District, was a rural district in Gloucestershire, England from 1894 to 1974. It included a number of civil parishes, including East Dean, and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1935. It included the following civil parishes:   The district was abolished in 1974 when its former area became part of the Forest of Dean district, under the Local Government Act 1972.