Wainford Rural District

Wainford Rural District was a rural district in East Suffolk, England, between 1934 and 1974. It was created by a merger of the disbanded Wangford Rural District and parts of Blything Rural District,^[1] and contained the group of small villages collectively known as The Saints. The name Wainford is linked to that of Wangford, a historic hundred of Suffolk.

Wainford
Location within East Suffolk, 1934
History
• Created	1934
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	Waveney
Status	Rural district

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and the area became part of the Waveney district.

Statistics

Year	Area[2]		Population [3]	Density (pop/ha)
	acres	ha
1951	44,900	18,171	7,069	0.39
1961			6,299	0.35

Parishes

Parishes formerly in Wangford RD: Stoven, Westhall, Wissett, , 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, Worlingham.

Formerly in Blything RD: Blyford, Brampton, Holton, Rumburgh, Sotherton, Spexhall

References

1. "Wainford 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 11 July 2017.
2. "Wainford RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
3. "Wainford RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

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