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Wainford Rural District
Wainford Rural District was a rural district in East Suffolk (county), East Suffolk, England, between 1934 and 1974. It was created by a merger of the disbanded Wangford Rural District and parts of Blything Rural District, and contained the group of small villages collectively known as The Saints, Suffolk, The Saints. The name Wainford is linked to that of Wangford Hundred, Wangford, a historic Hundred (county division), hundred of Suffolk. The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and the area became part of the Waveney District, Waveney district. Statistics Parishes Parishes formerly in Wangford RD: Stoven, Westhall, Wissett, , Barsham, Suffolk, Barsham, Ellough, Flixton, The Saints, Flixton, Homersfield, Ilketshall (St Andrew, Ilketshall, St Andrew, St John, Ilketshall, St John, St Lawrence, Ilketshall, St Lawrence, St Margaret, Ilketshall, St Margaret), Mettingham, North Cove, Redisham, Ringsfield, Shadingfield, Shipmeadow, Sotterley, South El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural District
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Administrative county, administrative counties.__TOC__ England and Wales In England and Wales they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) along with Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban districts. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on poor law unions, but not replacing them). Rural districts had elected rural district councils (RDCs), which inherited the functions of the earlier sanitary districts, but also had wider authority over matters such as local planning, council house, council housing, and playgrounds and cemeteries. Matters such as education and major roads were the responsibility of county councils. Until 1930 the rural district councillors were also poor law gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellough
Ellough is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles. The area is sparsely populated with a mid-2005 population estimate of 40. The parish, which has an area of , borders Worlingham, North Cove, Mutford, Weston, Sotterley, Willingham St Mary and Henstead with Hulver Street. The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham St Mary, Sotterley and Ellough. The village was the site of a World War II airfield built in 1943 and operated today as Beccles Airfield. Part of the former airfield is used as a kart racetrack and as an industrial estate, including the main production site of local printing firm William Clowes Ltd. The village itself is dispersed and has few services. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotterley
Sotterley, originally ''Southern-lea'' from its situation south of the river, Suckling, A.I., (1846). 'Sotterley', in ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk'', 2 vols (W.S. Cowell, Ipswich 1846), Ipp. 81–96(British History Online). Retrieved 2011-04-06. is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles and east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 113 at the 2011 census.Village profile: Sotterley , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipmeadow
Shipmeadow is a village and civil parish located in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is in the East Suffolk district, east of Bungay and the same distance west of Beccles on the B1062 road. Norwich is to the north-west. At the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish had a population of 140. The parish council operates jointly with Barsham.Barsham and Shipmeadow parish council Retrieved 17 February 2021. The parishes share a village hall, but Shipmeadow has no services, with the parish church being sold for use as private housing in 1980.Barsham and Shipmeadow Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2021. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadingfield
Shadingfield is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located around south of Beccles in the north of the county. The village is spread along a stretch of the A145 road between Beccles and Blythburgh to the south.Shadingfield Suffolk Heritage Explorer, . Retrieved 2021-02-11. The Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line runs through the west of the parish, with the nearest stations at |
Ringsfield
Ringsfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is south-west of Beccles in the East Suffolk district. The parish had a population of 323 at the 2011 United Kingdom census. It borders the parishes of Beccles, Weston, Redisham, Ilketshall St Andrew and Barsham. The parish council operates jointly with Weston.Welcome to the Ringsfield and Weston Website Ringsfield and Weston Parish Council. Retrieved 2021-02-19. History At the of 1086 Ringsfield was a large village with a population of 100 households. Most of the land was in the direct holdings of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redisham
Redisham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is located south-west of Beccles and north-east of Halesworth in the East Suffolk district. The population of the parish was 125 at the 2011 United Kingdom census. The parish is in a rural location.Redisham Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-15. It borders Ilketshall St Andrew, , , |
North Cove
North Cove is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is part of the East Suffolk district, located around east of Beccles and west of Lowestoft. It merges with the village of Barnby and the villages share some resources, although the two parishes retain separate parish councils.North Cove Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-10. The parish has an area of and at the had a population of 449. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mettingham
Mettingham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is east of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. It had a population of 211 at the 2011 United Kingdom census. The northern boundary of the parish is formed by the River Waveney which marks the county boundary with Norfolk. The northern section of the parish is within the area of The Broads National Park. The parish borders the parishes of Bungay, Shipmeadow, Ilketshall St John and the Norfolk parishes of Broome and Ellingham. The B1062 Bungay to Beccles road runs through the centre of the parish.Mettingham Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2021. In the 1870s, Mettingham was described as: : "a village and a parish in |
St Margaret, Ilketshall
Ilketshall St Margaret is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is south of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. The parish is part of the area known as the Saints and had a population of 160 at the 2011 United Kingdom census.St Margaret, Ilketshall Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-22. The parish is sparsely populated and situated to the west of the A144 road between Bungay and . It borders the parishes of Bungay, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Lawrence, Ilketshall
Ilketshall St Lawrence is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is south-east of the market town of Bungay and is part of a group of parishes with similar names known collectively as the Saints. The parish is spread along a stretch of the A144 road which runs between Bungay and Halesworth. It has an elongated shape, with the parish church located close to the northern border of the parish and the village school, Ilketshall St Lawrence primary school, located close to the southern border.St Lawrence, Ilketshall Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-21. At the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish had a population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John, Ilketshall
Ilketshall St John is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is south-east of the market town of Bungay and is part of a group of parishes with similar names known collectively as the Saints. The parish is sparsely population and is estimated to have a population of between 40 and 50.St. John, Ilketshall Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-17. It has an area of and borders the parishes of Bungay, , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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