Blyth Rural District

Blyth
Location within East Suffolk, 1934
History
• Created	1 April 1934
• Abolished	31 March 1974
• Succeeded by	Suffolk Coastal
Status	Rural district
•  HQ	Blyth House, Rendham Road, Saxmundham

Blyth Rural District was a rural district in East Suffolk, England, between 1934 and 1974.

The rural district was formed by the merger of parts of Blything Rural District and Plomesgate Rural District with a small parts of Hoxne Rural District, all of which were being abolished. ^[1] It covered a coastal area north of Aldeburgh and inland parishes around Saxmundham, although both those towns were excluded from the district.

Shortly after the district's creation the council built itself an office on Rendham Road in Saxmundham, holding its first meeting in the new building (later known as Blyth House) in April 1935. ^{[2] [3]}

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of Suffolk Coastal district.

Statistics

Year	Area [4]		Population [5]	Density (pop/ha)
	acres	ha
1939			21,215
1951	98,184	39,734	19,281	0.49
1961	98,182	39,733	18,600	0.47

Parishes

Parishes formerly in Blything Rural District:

• Blythburgh,
• Bramfield,
• Chediston,
• Cookley,
• Cratfield,
• Darsham,
• Dunwich,
• Heveningham,
• Huntingfield,
• Kelsale cum Carlton,
• Knodishall,
• Linstead Magna,
• Linstead Parva,
• Middleton,
• Peasenhall,
• Sibton,
• Theberton,
• Thorington,
• Ubbeston,
• Walberswick,
• Walpole,
• Wenhaston,
• Westleton,
• Yoxford.

Formerly in Plomesgate Rural District:

• Benhall,
• Brandeston,
• Bruisyard,
• Cransford,
• Earl Soham,
• Easton,
• Farnham,
• Framlingham,
• Friston,
• Great Glemham,
• Hacheston,
• Kettleburgh,
• Little Glemham,
• Marlesford,
• Parham,
• Rendham,
• Snape,
• Sternfield,
• Stratford St Andrew,
• Swefling.

Formerly in Hoxne Rural District:

• Badingham,
• Dennington,
• Saxtead.

References

1. "Blyth 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. "Electric light poles". Diss Express. 5 April 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. "Blyth Rural District Council". Diss Express. 3 May 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
4. "Blyth RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
5. "Blyth RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

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