Wainford | |
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![]() Location within East Suffolk, 1934 | |
History | |
• Created | 1934 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Waveney |
Status | Rural district |
Wainford Rural District was a rural district in East Suffolk, England, between 1934 and 1974. It was created by a merger of the disbanded Wangford Rural District and parts of Blything Rural District, [1] and contained the group of small villages collectively known as The Saints. The name Wainford is linked to that of Wangford, a historic hundred of Suffolk.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and the area became part of the Waveney district.
Year | Area [2] | Population [3] |
Density (pop/ha) | |
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acres | ha | |||
1951 | 44,900 | 18,171 | 7,069 | 0.39 |
1961 | 6,299 | 0.35 |
Parishes formerly in Wangford RD: Stoven, Westhall, Wissett, , Barsham, Ellough, Flixton, Homersfield, Ilketshall ( St Andrew, St John, St Lawrence, St Margaret), Mettingham, North Cove, Redisham, Ringsfield, Shadingfield, Shipmeadow, Sotterley, South Elmham ( All Saints and St Nicholas, St Cross, St James, St Margaret, St Michael, St Peter), Weston, Willingham St Mary, Worlingham.
Formerly in Blything RD: Blyford, Brampton, Holton, Rumburgh, Sotherton, Spexhall
Wainford | |
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![]() Location within East Suffolk, 1934 | |
History | |
• Created | 1934 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Waveney |
Status | Rural district |
Wainford Rural District was a rural district in East Suffolk, England, between 1934 and 1974. It was created by a merger of the disbanded Wangford Rural District and parts of Blything Rural District, [1] and contained the group of small villages collectively known as The Saints. The name Wainford is linked to that of Wangford, a historic hundred of Suffolk.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and the area became part of the Waveney district.
Year | Area [2] | Population [3] |
Density (pop/ha) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
acres | ha | |||
1951 | 44,900 | 18,171 | 7,069 | 0.39 |
1961 | 6,299 | 0.35 |
Parishes formerly in Wangford RD: Stoven, Westhall, Wissett, , Barsham, Ellough, Flixton, Homersfield, Ilketshall ( St Andrew, St John, St Lawrence, St Margaret), Mettingham, North Cove, Redisham, Ringsfield, Shadingfield, Shipmeadow, Sotterley, South Elmham ( All Saints and St Nicholas, St Cross, St James, St Margaret, St Michael, St Peter), Weston, Willingham St Mary, Worlingham.
Formerly in Blything RD: Blyford, Brampton, Holton, Rumburgh, Sotherton, Spexhall