Swaffham Rural District

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

Boundaries in 1894
Position within Norfolk, 1935 Swaffham RD 1935.png
Position within Norfolk, 1935

Boundaries in 1935

Swaffham 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 Swaffham rural sanitary district. It almost completely encircled Swaffham Urban District.

In 1935 it took in a small part of Downham Rural District to complete the encirclement of urban Swaffham. It also took in the central section of the disbanded Thetford Rural District.

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

Statistics

YearArea (ha)
[2] 		Population
[3] 		Density
(pop/ha)
191130,1727,5710.25
19217,2370.24
19316,7690.22
195137,72410,6060.28
19619,1640.24

Parishes

ParishFromToNotes
Ashill
Beachamwell 1935Merger of Beechamwell and Shingham
Beechamwell 1935
Bodney 1935Added to Hilborough
Bradenham 1952Merger of East Bradenham and West Bradenham
Buckenham Tofts 1935Added to Stanford
Caldecote 1935Added to Oxborough
Cockley Cley
Colveston 1935Added to Didlington
Cranwich 1935Formerly Thetford RD
Didlington
East Bradenham 1952Component of Bradenham
Foulden
Gooderstone
Great Cressingham
Hilborough
Holme Hale
Houghton on the Hill 1935Added to North Pickenham
Ickburgh
Langford 1935Added to Ickburgh
Little Cressingham
Lynford 1935Formerly Thetford RD (including Santon and West Tofts)
Mundford 1935Formerly Thetford RD
Narborough
Narford
Necton
Newton by Castle Acre
North Pickenham
Oxborough
Saham Toney
Shingham 1935Component of Beachamwell
South Acre
South Pickenham
Sporle with Palgrave
Stanford
Sturston 1935Formerly Thetford RD
Threxton 1935Added to Little Cressingham
Weeting with Broomhill 1935Formerly Thetford RD
West Bradenham 1952Component of Bradenham

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References

  1. ↑ "Swaffham 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 26 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Swaffham RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Swaffham 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°34′N0°41′E / 52.57°N 0.69°E / 52.57; 0.69

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