Walsingham Rural District Explained

Walsingham
Start:	1894
End:	1974
Arms Caption:	Coat of arms of the rural district council^[1]

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).^[2] 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) ^[3]	Population ^[4]	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
		1935	Added to Little Snoring
		1935	Added to Gunthorpe
		1935	Component of Fulmodeston
	1935		Merger of East, North & West Barsham and Houghton St Giles
	1935		Formerly Erpingham RD
		1935	Added to Binham
	1935		Merger of Dunton cum Doughton, Shereford & Toftrees
		1935	Component of Dunton
		1935	Component of Barsham
		1935	Component of Raynham
		1935	Added to Great Walsingham
	1935		Merger of Barney, Fulmodeston cum Croxton & Thursford
		1935	Component of Fulmodeston
	1935		Formerly Aylsham RD
		1935	Component of Barsham
		1935	Component of Barsham
		1935	Added to Kettlestone
		1935	Added to Great Walsingham
	1935		Merger of East, South & West Raynham
		1935	Added to Field Dalling
		1935	Added to Brinton
		1935	Component of Dunton
		1935	Component of Raynham
		1935	Added to Tattersett
		1935	Added to Pudding Norton
	1935		Formerly Aylsham RD
			From 1935 to 1950 part of Fulmodeston
		1935	Component of Dunton
		1935	Component of Barsham
		1935	Component of Raynham
	1935		Formerly Aylsham RD

References

1. Web site: Walsingham - Coat of arms (crest) of Walsingham . Heraldry of the World . 25 August 2022 . en.
2. Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Walsingham RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District. A Vision of Britain through Time. 30 June 2017.
3. Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Walsingham RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres). A Vision of Britain through Time. 30 June 2017.
4. Web site: GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Walsingham RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population. A Vision of Britain through Time. 30 June 2017.

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