Mutford and Lothingland Rural District

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Mutford and Lothingland
Mutford and Lothingland RD 1894.png
Location within East Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1934
 • Succeeded by Lothingland Rural District
Status Rural district

Mutford and Lothingland Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1934. It was created out of the earlier Mutford and Lothingland rural sanitary district. [1] It was named after the historic hundred of Mutford and Lothingland, whose boundaries it closely matched.

Contents

In 1904 a new Oulton Broad Urban District was created out of parts of Carlton Colville [2] and Oulton [3] parishes. Oulton Broad UD was absorbed by the Municipal Borough of Lowestoft in 1919.

In 1934, under a County Review Order, Mutford and Lothingland Rural District was abolished and its parishes transferred to the new Lothingland Rural District, apart from Gunton and some part parishes which were added to Lowestoft MB. In 1974 the area was divided between the new districts of Great Yarmouth (in Norfolk) and Waveney in Suffolk.

Statistics

YearArea [4] Population
[5] 		Density
(pop/ha)
acresha
191128,17111,40111,1840.98
192111,8651.04
193111,9961.05

Parishes

Mutford and Lothingland RD contained the parishes of Ashby, Barnby, Belton, Blundeston, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Carlton Colville, Corton, Flixton, Fritton, Gisleham, Gunton, Herringfleet, Hopton on Sea, Kessingland, Lound, Mutford, Oulton, Pakefield, Rushmere and Somerleyton.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mutford and Lothingland 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. ↑ "Carlton Colville CP/AP 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. ↑ "Oulton CP/AP 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.
  4. ↑ "Mutford and Lothingland RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mutford and Lothingland 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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