Complex sentence: Watford Rural District was a rural district in Hertfordshire from 1894 to 1974, consisting of adjoining land to the west, north and east of Watford, which was a separate urban district.
Split into simpler sentences: Watford Rural District was a rural district in Hertfordshire from 1894 to 1974. It originally consisted of contiguous land to the west, north and east of Watford, which was a separate urban district.