Samford Rural 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.

Samford

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

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.

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