Samford Rural District

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Samford
Samford RD 1894.png
Location within East Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded by Babergh
Status Rural district

Samford Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1974. It was created out of the earlier Samford rural sanitary district. [1] It was named after the historic hundred of Samford, whose boundaries it closely matched, containing the same parishes.

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Under the East Suffolk County Review Order of 1934, the only changes made were a revision of the boundary with the county borough of Ipswich. This boundary was revised again in 1952.

Under the Local Government Act 1972, Samford Rural District was abolished in 1974, and its area became part of the district of Babergh.

Statistics

YearArea [2] Population
[3] 		Density
(pop/ha)
acresha
191145,34718,35113,8680.76
192114,6400.80
193113,9310.76
195145,13918,26715,3240.84
196145,03018,22314,5090.80

Parishes

Samford Rural District contained the following parishes:

OS Map (1946)ParishArea (acres)
Belstead Map 1946.png Belstead 1012
Map of Bentley, Suffolk, OS 1946.png Bentley 2801
Map of Brantham, OS 1946.png Brantham 1922
Map of Burstall, OS 1946.png Burstall 766
Map of Capel St Mary, OS 1946.png Capel St Mary 1910
Map of Chattisham, OS 1946.png Chattisham 714
Map of Chelmondiston, OS 1946.png Chelmondiston 1293
Map of Copdock, OS 1946.png Copdock 932
Map of East Bergholt, OS 1946.png East Bergholt 3064
Map of Erwarton, OS 1946.png Erwarton 1318
Map of Freston, OS 1946.png Freston 1414
Map of Great Wenham, OS 1946.png Great Wenham 1108
Map of Harkstead, OS 1946.png Harkstead 1727
Map of Higham, Babergh OS 1946.png Higham 863
Map of Hintlesham, OS 1946.png Hintlesham 2828
Map of Holbrook, OS 1946.png Holbrook 2203
Map of Holton St Mary, OS 1946.png Holton St Mary 810
Map of Little Wenham, OS 1946.png Little Wenham 970
Map of Raydon, OS 1946.png Raydon 2335
Map of Shelley, Suffolk, OS 1946.png Shelley 928
Map of Shotley, OS 1946.png Shotley 2051
Map of Sproughton, OS 1946.png Sproughton 2380
Map of Stratford St Mary, OS 1946.png Stratford St Mary 1432
Map of Stutton, OS 1946.png Stutton 2138
Map of Tattingstone, OS 1946.png Tattingstone 1637
Map of Washbrook, OS 1946.png Washbrook 1414
Map of Whearsted, OS 1946.png Wherstead 2019
Map of Woolverstone, OS 1946.png Woolverstone 951

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References

  1. ↑ "Samford 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. ↑ "Samford RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Samford 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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