Freebridge Lynn Rural District

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Boundaries in 1935 Freebridge Lynn RD 1935.png
Boundaries in 1935

Freebridge Lynn Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974. [1]

Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.

Norfolk County of England

Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the northwest, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea and, to the north-west, The Wash. The county town is Norwich. With an area of 2,074 square miles (5,370 km2) and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile. Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000).

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Freebridge Lynn rural sanitary district, and was named after the Freebridge Lynn hundred. It covered an area to the east of King's Lynn.

Local Government Act 1894

The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888. The 1894 legislation introduced elected councils at district and parish level.

Kings Lynn market town in the county of Norfolk, England

King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn, is an English seaport and market town in Norfolk, about 98 miles (158 km) north of London, 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Peterborough, 44 miles (71 km) north north-east of Cambridge and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich. The population is 42,800. It is a cultural centre with two theatres, three museums, several other cultural and sporting venues, along with three secondary schools and one college.

It was reduced somewhat in 1935 when under a County Review Order, the civil parishes of Gaywood and North Lynn became part of the borough of King's Lynn.

Local Government Act 1929 local government-related UK parliament act of 1929

The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales.

Gaywood, Norfolk

Gaywood is a civil parish in Norfolk, England

North Lynn is an urban residential area of King's Lynn in the county of Norfolk, England.

In 1974, the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the West Norfolk district.

Local Government Act 1972 Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough in England

King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and borough in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 147,451.

Parishes

Parish From To Notes
Ashwicken 1935 Added to Leziate
Babingley 1935 Added to Sandringham
Bawsey
Castle Acre
Castle Rising
Congham
East Walton
East Winch
Flitcham with Appleton
Gayton
Gayton Thorpe 1935 Added to Gayton
Gaywood 1935 Transferred to Kings Lynn MB
Great Massingham
Grimston
Harpley
Hillington
Leziate
Little Massingham
Middleton
Mintlyn 1935 Added to Bawsey
North Lynn 1935 Transferred to Kings Lynn MB
North Runcton
North Wootton
Pentney
Roydon
Sandringham
Setchey 1935 Added to West Winch
South Wootton
West Acre
West Bilney 1935 Added to East Winch
West Newton 1935 Added to Sandringham
West Winch
Wolferton 1935 Added to Sandringham

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References

  1. "Freebridge Lynn 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 24 June 2017.

Coordinates: 52°44′N0°32′E / 52.73°N 0.53°E / 52.73; 0.53

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