 The first locality in the current area of the district, the selo of Urdom, was mentioned in the chronicles in 1323.In the end of the 14th century, the area was finally under control of Moscow.In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was split between Smolensk Governorate and Ingermanlandia Governorate (since 1710 known as Saint Petersburg Governorate).