Marshland Rural District

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Position within Norfolk, 1894 Marshland RD 1894.png
Position within Norfolk, 1894

Boundaries in 1894. 1930 reduction in yellow.
Position within Norfolk, 1935 Marshland RD 1935.png
Position within Norfolk, 1935

Boundaries in 1935

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

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

In 1930 a new parish of Nordelph was created in Downham RD, taking land mostly out of the Marshland RD parishes of Upwell and Outwell. [2]

During the period 1933-1935 it absorbed most of the area of the disbanded Walsoken Urban District, [3] with other minor boundary changes. [1]

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

Statistics

YearArea (ha)
[4] 		Population
[5] 		Density
(pop/ha)
191122,08512,3820.56
192115,5890.71
193120,67614,1300.68
195122,89016,5700.72
196116,9940.74

Parishes

ParishFromToNotes
Clenchwarton
Emneth
Marshland St James 1935Created from parts of 11 parishes
Outwell
Terrington St Clement
Terrington St John
Tilney All Saints
Tilney St Lawrence
Tilney with Islington 1935Most to Tilney St Lawrence, some to Marshland St James
Upwell
Walpole St Andrew
Walpole St Peter
Walsoken 1934Previously Walsoken UD
West Walton

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marshland 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.
  2. ↑ "Upwell CP through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Shows reduction in Upwell between 1921 & 1931. Note that several other pages on the site fail to report this transfer. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Walsoken AP/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 24 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marshland RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Marshland RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

Coordinates: 52°39′N0°14′E / 52.65°N 0.24°E / 52.65; 0.24

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