Hartismere Rural District

Hartismere

Location within West Suffolk, 1894

Extended boundaries, 1934
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byMid Suffolk District
StatusRural district
 • HQEye

Hartismere Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was expanded in 1934 by merging with the disbanded Hoxne Rural District with a slight readjustment of boundaries.[1] It was named after the ancient Hundred of Hartismere and administered from Eye.

Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the District of Mid Suffolk.

At the time of its dissolution it consisted of 52 civil parishes.

Statistics

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Year Area[2] Population
[3]
Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
1911 50,100 20,275 11,485 0.57
1921 10,840 0.53
1931 10,405 0.51
1951 96,486 39,047 17,317 0.44
1961 16,169 0.41

Parishes

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Parish From Notes
Aspall
Athelington 1934 From Hoxne RD
Bacton
Bedfield 1934 From Hoxne RD
Bedingfield 1934 From Hoxne RD
Botesdale
Braiseworth
Brome
Brundish 1934 From Hoxne RD
Burgate
Cotton
Denham 1934 From Hoxne RD
Finningham
Fressingfield 1934 From Hoxne RD
Gislingham
Horham 1934 From Hoxne RD
Hoxne 1934 From Hoxne RD
Kenton 1934 From Plomesgate RD
Laxfield 1934 From Hoxne RD
Mellis
Mendham 1934 From Hoxne RD
Mendlesham
Metfield 1934 From Hoxne RD
Monk Soham 1934 From Hoxne RD
Oakley
Occold
Palgrave
Redgrave
Redlingfield
Rickinghall Superior
Rishangles
Southolt 1934 From Hoxne RD
Stoke Ash
Stradbroke 1934 From Hoxne RD
Stuston
Syleham 1934 From Hoxne RD
Tannington 1934 From Hoxne RD
Thorndon
Thornham Magna
Thornham Parva
Thrandeston
Thwaite
Westhorpe
Wetheringsett
Weybread 1934 From Hoxne RD
Wickham Skeith
Wilby 1934 From Hoxne RD
Wingfield 1934 From Hoxne RD
Worlingworth 1934 From Hoxne RD
Wortham
Wyverstone
Yaxley

References

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  1. ^ "Hartismere 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 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Hartismere RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Hartismere RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

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