Wayland Rural District

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

Position within Norfolk, 1894 Boundaries in 1894. 1902 extension in yellow

Position within Norfolk, 1935 Boundaries in 1935

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Wayland rural sanitary district, taking its name from the ancient Wayland hundred. It lay in the central southern part of the county.

In 1902 it took in the northern part of the disbanded Guiltcross Rural District,^[2] and in 1935 the eastern section of the disbanded Thetford Rural District (much of which had also been transferred from Guiltcross RD).

In 1974, the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the Breckland district.

Statistics

Year	Area (ha) [3]	Population [4]	Density (pop/ha)
1911	27,832	14,425	0.52
1921		13,121	0.47
1931		13,150	0.47
1951	43,254	20,643	0.48
1961		19,413	0.45

Parishes

Parish	From	To	Notes
Attleborough
Banham	1902		Formerly Guiltcross RD
Besthorpe
Blo' Norton	1935		Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)
Breckles		1935	Added to Stow Bedon
Brettenham	1935		Formerly Thetford RD
Bridgham	1935		Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)
Carbrooke
Caston
Croxton	1935		Formerly Thetford RD
Garboldisham	1935		Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)
Great Ellingham
Griston
Hargham		1935	Added to Quidenham
East Harling			Merger of East Harling and West Harling (from Thetford RD, ex Guiltcross RD)
Great Hockham
Illington		1935	Added to Wretham
Kenninghall	1902		Formerly Guiltcross RD
Kilverstone	1935		Formerly Thetford RD
Larling		1935	Added to Roudham
Little Ellingham
Merton
New Buckenham	1902		Formerly Guiltcross RD
North Lopham	1935		Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)
Old Buckenham	1902		Formerly Guiltcross RD
Ovington
Quidenham	1902		Formerly Guiltcross RD
Riddlesworth	1935		Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)
Rocklands	1935		Merger of next 2 parishes
Rockland All Saints and St Andrew		1935
Rockland St Peter		1935
Roudham
Scoulton
Shropham
Snetterton
South Lopham	1935		Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)
Stow Bedon
Thompson
Tottington
Watton
Wilby	1902	1935	Formerly Guiltcross RD. Added to Quidenham
Wretham	1935		Formerly Thetford RD

References

1. "Wayland 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. "Kenninghall 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. "Wayland RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
4. "Wayland 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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