Mildenhall Rural District Explained

Mildenhall
Start:	1894
End:	1974
Map:	Location within West Suffolk, 1894 Location within West Suffolk, 1935

Mildenhall Rural District was a rural district in the county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894 out of the former Mildenhall rural sanitary district.

In 1935 it was expanded by taking in parts of the disbanded Brandon and Moulton RDs.^[1]

Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the local government district of Forest Heath and then from 1st April 2019 West Suffolk district.

Parishes

Parish	From	Notes
	1935	From Brandon RD
	1935	From Moulton RD
	1935	From Moulton RD
	1935	From Moulton RD
	1935	From Moulton RD
	1935	From Brandon RD

Statistics

Year	Area^[2]		Population ^[3]	Density (pop/ha)
	acres	ha
1911	64,870	26,252	8,311	0.32
1921			7,990	0.30
1931			7,815	0.30
1951	86,759	35,110	18,564	0.53
1961	86,758		20,458	0.58

References

1. Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Mildenhall RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 Jul 2017.
2. Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Mildenhall RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres). A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 Jul 2017.
3. Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Mildenhall RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 Jul 2017.