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Former rural district in East Suffolk, England

Wangford

Location within East Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1934
 • Succeeded byWainford Rural District
StatusRural district

Wangford Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1934. It was created out of the earlier Wangford rural sanitary district. It was named after the historic hundred of Wangford, whose boundaries it closely matched. It contained the group of small villages collectively known as The Saints.

In 1910 a new urban district of Bungay was created out of a part of the northern side of the district.

In 1934, under a County Review Order, Wangford Rural District was abolished and its parishes transferred to the new Wainford Rural District. In 1974 the area became part of Waveney district.

Statistics

Year Area Population
 Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
1911 30,910 12,509 4,820 0.39
1921 4,605 0.37
1931 4,338 0.35

Parishes

Wangford RD contained the parishes of Bungay Holy Trinity and Bungay St Mary (until 1910); Barsham, Ellough, Flixton, Homersfield, Ilketshall (St Andrew, St John, St Lawrence & St Margaret), Mettingham, North Cove, Redisham, Ringsfield, Shadingfield, Shipmeadow, Sotterley, South Elmham (All Saints and St Nicholas, St Cross, St James, St Margaret, St Michael & St Peter), Weston, Willingham St Mary and Worlingham.

References

  1. "Wangford RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "Bungay CP through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Wangford RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. "Wangford RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

52°26′N 1°28′E / 52.43°N 1.47°E / 52.43; 1.47

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