Depwade Rural District

Position within Norfolk, 1894
Position within Norfolk, 1894

Boundaries in 1894. 1902 extension in yellow

Depwade Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974.[1]

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Depwade rural sanitary district, taking its name from the ancient Depwade hundred. It lay to the east of Diss Urban District.

In 1902 it took in the eastern part of the disbanded Guiltcross Rural District,[2] thus completely encircling Diss except where that town bordered on Suffolk.

Thereafter its borders were unchanged until 1974, when the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 and became part of the South Norfolk district.

Statistics

Year Area (ha)
[3] 		Population
[4] 		Density
(pop/ha)
1911 32,271 19,933 0.62
1921 18,989 0.59
1931 17,690 0.55
1951 18,161 0.56
1961 17,332 0.54

Parishes

Parish From To Notes
Alburgh
Ashwellthorpe
Aslacton
Billingford 1935 Added to Scole
Bressingham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD
Brockdish
Bunwell
Burston
Carleton Rode
Denton
Dickleburgh
Earsham
Fersfield 1902 1935 Formerly Guiltcross RD
Forncett 1935 Merger of next 2 parishes
Forncett St Mary 1935
Forncett St Peter 1935
Fritton 1935 Added to Morning Thorpe
Fundenhall 1935 Added to Ashwellthorpe
Gissing
Hapton 1935 Added to Tharston
Hardwick 1935 Added to Shelton
Hempnall
Long Stratton 1935 Merger of Stratton St Mary and Stratton St Michael
Morning Thorpe
Moulton St Michael
Needham
Pulham Market Pulham St Mary Magdalene before 1947
Pulham St. Mary Pulham St Mary the Virgin before 1947
Redenhall with Harleston
Roydon 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD
Rushall 1935 Added to Dickleburgh
Scole
Shelfanger 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD
Shelton
Shimpling 1935 Added to Burston
Starston
Stratton St Mary 1935 Component of Long Stratton
Stratton St Michael 1935 Component of Long Stratton
Tacolneston
Tasburgh
Tharston
Thelveton 1935 Added to Scole
Thorpe Abbots 1935 Added to Brockdish
Tibenham
Tivetshall St Margaret
Tivetshall St Mary
Wacton
Winfarthing 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD

References

  1. ^ "Depwade 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 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Bressingham CP/AP through time: Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. This change is not reported on the District level pages, but is apparent from parish commencement dates. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Depwade RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Depwade RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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