Thedwastre Rural District
| Thedwastre | |
|---|---|
 Location within West Suffolk, 1894 | |
| Area | |
| • 1901 | 34,126 acres (138.1 km²) |
| • 1971 | 34,126 acres (138.1 km²) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 9,075 |
| • 1971 | 10,692 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1894 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| Status | Rural district |
| • HQ | Thurston |
Thedwastre was a rural district in West Suffolk, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894, from the part of the Stow Rural Sanitary District which was in West Suffolk (the rest forming East Stow Rural District in East Suffolk). It was named after the historic hundred of Thedwastre.
The district was abolished in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and went to form part of the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk. Its boundaries never changed during its 80 years existence.[1]
Parishes
The rural district comprised the following civil parishes:
- Ampton
- Beyton
- Bradfield Combust
- Bradfield St Clare
- Drinkstone
- Felsham
- Fornham St Genevieve
- Fornham St Martin
- Gedding
- Great Barton
- Great Livermere
- Great Welnetham
- Hessett
- Little Welnetham
- Pakenham
- Rattlesden
- Rougham
- Rushbrooke
- Stanningfield
- Thurston
- Timworth
- Tostock
- Woolpit[2]
Statistics
| Year | Area[3] | Population [4] |
Density (pop/ha) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | |||
| 1911 | 34,126 | 13,810 | 9,018 | 0.65 |
| 1921 | 8,492 | 0.61 | ||
| 1931 | 8,039 | 0.58 | ||
| 1951 | 8,870 | 0.64 | ||
| 1961 | 9,270 | 0.67 | ||
References
- ^ "Thedwastre 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 8 July 2017.
- ^ F.A. Youngs Jr., Guide to the Administrative Units of England, Vol.1: Southern England, London, 1979
- ^ "Thedwastre RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Thedwastre RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 July 2017.