Walsingham Rural District

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Walsingham
Walsingham RD 1935.png
Boundaries from 1935
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded by North Norfolk
Status Rural district
 •  HQ Fakenham
Coat of arms of Walsingham Rural District.svg
Coat of arms of the rural district council [1]

Walsingham Rural District was a rural district in the county of Norfolk, England. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Hindolveston, Thurning, Wood Norton (from the disbanded Aylsham Rural District) and Briston (from the Erpingham Rural District). [2] On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and has since formed part of the District of North Norfolk.

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Statistics

YearArea (ha)
[3] 		Population
[4] 		Density
(pop/ha)
191132,37417,2500.53
192116,2140.50
193115,8150.49
195135,94422,8930.64
196120,8900.58

Parishes

ParishFromToNotes
Alethorpe 1935Added to Little Snoring
Bale 1935Added to Gunthorpe
Barney 1935Component of Fulmodeston
Barsham 1935Merger of East, North & West Barsham and Houghton St Giles
Binham
Blakeney
Briningham
Brinton
Briston 1935Formerly Erpingham RD
Cockthorpe 1935Added to Binham
Dunton 1935Merger of Dunton cum Doughton, Shereford & Toftrees
Dunton cum Doughton 1935Component of Dunton
East Barsham 1935Component of Barsham
East Raynham 1935Component of Raynham
Egmere 1935Added to Great Walsingham
Fakenham
Field Dalling
Fulmodeston 1935Merger of Barney, Fulmodeston cum Croxton & Thursford
Fulmodeston cum Croxton 1935Component of Fulmodeston
Great Ryburgh
Great Snoring
Great Walsingham
Gunthorpe
Helhoughton
Hempton
Hindolveston 1935Formerly Aylsham RD
Hindringham
Holkham
Houghton St Giles 1935Component of Barsham
Kettlestone
Langham
Little Ryburgh
Little Snoring
Little Walsingham
Melton Constable
Morston
North Barsham 1935Component of Barsham
Pensthorpe 1935Added to Kettlestone
Pudding Norton
Quarles 1935Added to Great Walsingham
Raynham 1935Merger of East, South & West Raynham
Saxlingham 1935Added to Field Dalling
Sculthorpe
Sharrington 1935Added to Brinton
Shereford 1935Component of Dunton
South Raynham 1935Component of Raynham
Stibbard
Stiffkey
Swanton Novers
Tatterford 1935Added to Tattersett
Tattersett
Testerton 1935Added to Pudding Norton
Thurning 1935Formerly Aylsham RD
Thursford From 1935 to 1950 part of Fulmodeston
Toftrees 1935Component of Dunton
Warham
West Barsham 1935Component of Barsham
West Raynham 1935Component of Raynham
Wighton
Wiveton
Wood Norton 1935Formerly Aylsham RD

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References

  1. ↑ "Walsingham - Coat of arms (crest) of Walsingham". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Walsingham 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 30 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Walsingham RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Walsingham RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

Coordinates: 52°54′N0°56′E / 52.90°N 0.94°E / 52.90; 0.94

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