Wangford

Location within East Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1934
 • Succeeded byWainford Rural District
StatusRural district

Wangford Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1934. It was created out of the earlier Wangford rural sanitary district.[1] It was named after the historic hundred of Wangford, whose boundaries it closely matched. It contained the group of small villages collectively known as The Saints.

In 1910 a new urban district of Bungay was created out of a part of the northern side of the district.[2]

In 1934, under a County Review Order, Wangford Rural District was abolished and its parishes transferred to the new Wainford Rural District. In 1974 the area became part of Waveney district.

Statistics

Year Area[3] Population
[4] 		Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
1911 30,910 12,509 4,820 0.39
1921 4,605 0.37
1931 4,338 0.35

Parishes

Wangford RD contained the parishes of Bungay Holy Trinity and Bungay St Mary (until 1910); 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 and Worlingham.

References

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