Guiltcross Rural District Explained

Guiltcross Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1902.^[1]

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Guiltcross rural sanitary district. It lay in the southern part of the county between Thetford and Diss and took its name from the ancient Guiltcross hundred.

In 1902, Guiltcross RD was abolished and its territory divided between Thetford,^[2] Wayland^[3] and Depwade^[4] RDs.

Parishes & Statistics

Population figures from 1901 census via Vision of Britain.

Parish	Area (ha)	Population	Notes
	1,616	987	To Wayland RD
	462	236	To Thetford RD
	980	482	To Depwade RD
	1,106	255	To Thetford RD
	1,057	1,031	To Thetford RD
	565	219	To Depwade RD
	1,116	559	To Thetford RD
	352	71	To Thetford RD
	1,485	976	To Wayland RD
	146	516	To Wayland RD
	817	600	To Thetford RD
	2,033	1,005	To Wayland RD
	718	198	To Wayland RD
	472	75	To Thetford RD
	462	667	To Depwade RD
	698	307	To Depwade RD
	791	449	To Thetford RD
	1,261	101	To Thetford RD
	575	95	To Wayland RD
	1,081	461	To Depwade RD
Total	17,793	9,290	Density 0.52 / ha

Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Guiltcross RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 July 2017.
Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Thetford RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 July 2017. The change is only apparent as parishes listed "from 1902".
Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Wayland RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 July 2017.
Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Depwade RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 July 2017.