Walsingham Rural District
Walsingham Rural District was a rural district in the county of Norfolk, England. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Hindolveston, Thurning, Wood Norton (from the disbanded Aylsham Rural District) and Briston (from the Erpingham Rural District). Although named after Walsingham, the Council was based at Baron's Hall in Fakenham. On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and has since formed part of the District of North Norfolk.
Statistics
| Year | Area (ha) |
Population |
Density (pop/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 32,374 | 17,250 | 0.53 |
| 1921 | 16,214 | 0.50 | |
| 1931 | 15,815 | 0.49 | |
| 1951 | 35,944 | 22,893 | 0.64 |
| 1961 | 20,890 | 0.58 |
Parishes
| Parish | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alethorpe | 1935 | Added to Little Snoring | |
| Bale | 1935 | Added to Gunthorpe | |
| Barney | 1935 | Component of Fulmodeston | |
| Barsham | 1935 | Merger of East, North & West Barsham and Houghton St Giles | |
| Binham | |||
| Blakeney | |||
| Briningham | |||
| Brinton | |||
| Briston | 1935 | Formerly Erpingham RD | |
| Cockthorpe | 1935 | Added to Binham | |
| Dunton | 1935 | Merger of Dunton cum Doughton, Shereford & Toftrees | |
| Dunton cum Doughton | 1935 | Component of Dunton | |
| East Barsham | 1935 | Component of Barsham | |
| East Raynham | 1935 | Component of Raynham | |
| Egmere | 1935 | Added to Great Walsingham | |
| Fakenham | |||
| Field Dalling | |||
| Fulmodeston | 1935 | Merger of Barney, Fulmodeston cum Croxton & Thursford | |
| Fulmodeston cum Croxton | 1935 | Component of Fulmodeston | |
| Great Ryburgh | |||
| Great Snoring | |||
| Great Walsingham | |||
| Gunthorpe | |||
| Helhoughton | |||
| Hempton | |||
| Hindolveston | 1935 | Formerly Aylsham RD | |
| Hindringham | |||
| Holkham | |||
| Houghton St Giles | 1935 | Component of Barsham | |
| Kettlestone | |||
| Langham | |||
| Little Ryburgh | |||
| Little Snoring | |||
| Little Walsingham | |||
| Melton Constable | |||
| Morston | |||
| North Barsham | 1935 | Component of Barsham | |
| Pensthorpe | 1935 | Added to Kettlestone | |
| Pudding Norton | |||
| Quarles | 1935 | Added to Great Walsingham | |
| Raynham | 1935 | Merger of East, South & West Raynham | |
| Saxlingham | 1935 | Added to Field Dalling | |
| Sculthorpe | |||
| Sharrington | 1935 | Added to Brinton | |
| Shereford | 1935 | Component of Dunton | |
| South Raynham | 1935 | Component of Raynham | |
| Stibbard | |||
| Stiffkey | |||
| Swanton Novers | |||
| Tatterford | 1935 | Added to Tattersett | |
| Tattersett | |||
| Testerton | 1935 | Added to Pudding Norton | |
| Thurning | 1935 | Formerly Aylsham RD | |
| Thursford | From 1935 to 1950 part of Fulmodeston | ||
| Toftrees | 1935 | Component of Dunton | |
| Warham | |||
| West Barsham | 1935 | Component of Barsham | |
| West Raynham | 1935 | Component of Raynham | |
| Wighton | |||
| Wiveton | |||
| Wood Norton | 1935 | Formerly Aylsham RD |
References
- ^ "Walsingham - Coat of arms (crest) of Walsingham". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Walsingham 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 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Walsingham RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Walsingham RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 June 2017.