Gipping Rural District

Gipping

Location within East Suffolk, 1934
History
 • Created1934
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byMid Suffolk District
StatusRural district
 • HQNeedham Market

Gipping Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was created in 1934 by the merger of the disbanded Bosmere and Claydon Rural District and the disbanded East Stow Rural District, under a County Review Order.[1] It was named after the River Gipping and administered from Needham Market.

Its area was reduced slightly in 1952 by an expansion of the county borough of Ipswich.

On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and has since formed part of the District of Mid Suffolk.

Statistics

Year Area[2] Population
[3] 		Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
1951 78,913 31,935 20,515 0.64
1961 78,464 31,754 19,314 0.61

Parishes

At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 49 civil parishes.

Premises

Council Offices, 131 High Street, Needham Market

The council established its headquarters at a large eighteenth century house called "Hurstlea" at 131 High Street in Needham Market.[4][5] After the council's abolition in 1974 the building passed to the new Mid Suffolk District Council, who built a large extension to the rear which opened in 1982 to serve as its main offices.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Giping 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. ^ "Giping RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Giping RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 45050". The London Gazette. 27 February 1970. p. 2464.
  5. ^ Historic England. "131 High Street (Grade II) (1254005)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Four snub £1¾m office opening". Diss Express. 22 January 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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