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Braughing Rural District
Rural district

Council offices: 2 Hockerill Street, Bishop's Stortford
Population
 • 193911,137
 • 197112,200[1]
History
 • Created1 April 1935
 • Abolished31 March 1974
 • Succeeded byEast Hertfordshire
 • HQBuntingford and Bishop's Stortford
Contained within
 • County CouncilHertfordshire

Braughing was a rural district in Hertfordshire, England from 1935 to 1974.

Creation

Braughing Rural District was created on 1 April 1935 under a County Review Order by the merger of most of the Hadham Rural District and most of the Buntingford Rural District. It was named after Braughing, a village central to the district and which was also the name of a former hundred of Hertfordshire.[2]

Parishes

Braughing Rural District contained the following civil parishes.[1]

Parish From To Notes
Albury 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Anstey 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Ardeley 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Aspenden 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Braughing 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Brent Pelham 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Broadfield 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1955 Parish abolished to become part of Cottered on 1 April 1955.[3]
Buckland 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Buntingford 1 Apr 1937 31 Mar 1974 Parish created 1 April 1937 from former parish of Layston and parts of Aspenden, Throcking, and Wyddial parishes.[4]
Cottered 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Furneux Pelham 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Great Hormead 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1937 Parish merged with Little Hormead to become new parish of Hormead on 1 April 1937.[4]
High Wych 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Hormead 1 Apr 1937 31 Mar 1974 Parish created 1 April 1937 from former parishes of Great Hormead and Little Hormead.[4]
Layston 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1937 Parish abolished to become part of Buntingford on 1 April 1937.[4]
Little Hadham 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Little Hormead 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1937 Parish merged with Great Hormead to become new parish of Hormead on 1 April 1937.[4]
Meesden 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Much Hadham 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Stocking Pelham 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Thorley 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Throcking 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1955 Parish abolished to become part of Cottered on 1 April 1955.[3]
Westmill 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974
Wyddial 1 Apr 1935 31 Mar 1974

Premises

Bridgefoot House, Buntingford

The district council continued to use the offices it inherited from the two predecessor districts: Bridgefoot House in Buntingford from the Buntingford Rural District, and 2 Hockerill Street in Bishop's Stortford from the Hadham Rural District. Meetings were held alternately at each office.[5][6]

Abolition

Braughing Rural District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of East Hertfordshire on 1 April 1974.

References

  1. ^ a b "Braughing Rural District, A Vision of Britain through Time". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ Ministry of Health Order No. 80108: The County of Hertford Review Order, 1935
  3. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Local Government Order No. 4856. The County of Hertford (Parish of Cottered) Confirmation Order, 1955
  4. ^ a b c d e Ministry of Health Order No. 88226. The County of Hertford (Buntingford and Hormead Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1937.
  5. ^ Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire. London. 1937. p. 101. The Council meet alternately at the District Council offices Hockerill street, Bishop's Stortford and at Bridgefoot house, Buntingford((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Post Office Telephone Directory Section 202: Cambridge Area. April 1974. p. 51. Braughing Rural District Council… Clerks & Treasurers Depts, 2 Hockerill St, Bishops Stortford… Public Health & Surveyors Depts, Bridgefoot Ho, Buntingford
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