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Samford Rural District

Coordinates: 51°59′N 1°04′E / 51.99°N 1.06°E / 51.99; 1.06
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Samford

Location within East Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byBabergh
StatusRural district

Samford Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1974. It was created out of the earlier Samford rural sanitary district.[1] It was named after the historic hundred of Samford, whose boundaries it closely matched, containing the same parishes.

Under the East Suffolk County Review Order of 1934, the only changes made were a revision of the boundary with the county borough of Ipswich. This boundary was revised again in 1952.

Under the Local Government Act 1972, Samford Rural District was abolished in 1974, and its area became part of the district of Babergh.

Statistics

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Year Area[2] Population
[3]
Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
1911 45,347 18,351 13,868 0.76
1921 14,640 0.80
1931 13,931 0.76
1951 45,139 18,267 15,324 0.84
1961 45,030 18,223 14,509 0.80

Parishes

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Samford Rural District contained the following parishes:

OS Map (1946) Parish Area (acres)
Belstead 1012
Bentley 2801
Brantham 1922
Burstall 766
Capel St Mary 1910
Chattisham 714
Chelmondiston 1293
Copdock 932
East Bergholt 3064
Erwarton 1318
Freston 1414
Great Wenham 1108
Harkstead 1727
Higham 863
Hintlesham 2828
Holbrook 2203
Holton St Mary 810
Little Wenham 970
Raydon 2335
Shelley 928
Shotley 2051
Sproughton 2380
Stratford St Mary 1432
Stutton 2138
Tattingstone 1637
Washbrook 1414
Wherstead 2019
Woolverstone 951

References

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

51°59′N 1°04′E / 51.99°N 1.06°E / 51.99; 1.06