Wangford Rural District was a
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 Ad ...
within the administrative county of
East Suffolk East Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England:
* East Suffolk (county), a county until 1974
* East Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019
* East Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...
between 1894 and 1934. It was created out of the earlier Wangford
rural sanitary district. It was named after the historic
hundred of
Wangford, whose boundaries it closely matched. It contained the group of small villages collectively known as
The Saints.
In 1910 a new
urban district of
Bungay
Bungay () is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . It lies in the Waveney Valley, west of Beccles on the edge of The Broads, and at the neck of a meand ...
was created out of a part of the northern side of the district.
In 1934, under a
County Review Order, Wangford Rural District was abolished and its parishes transferred to the new
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 grou ...
. In 1974 the area became part of
Waveney district.
Statistics
Parishes
Wangford RD contained the parishes of
Bungay Holy Trinity and
Bungay St Mary (until 1910);
Barsham,
Ellough,
Flixton,
Homersfield, Ilketshall (
St Andrew,
St John
Saint John or St. John usually refers to John the Baptist, but also, sometimes, to John the Apostle.
Saint John or St. John may also refer to:
People
* John the Baptist (0s BC–30s AD), preacher, ascetic, and baptizer of Jesus Christ
* John t ...
,
St Lawrence &
St Margaret
Saint Margaret, St. Margarets, or St. Margaret's may refer to:
People
In chronological order:
* Saint Margaret the Virgin of Antioch (died 304)
* Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045–1093)
* Saint Margaret of England (died 1192)
* Saint Margare ...
),
Mettingham,
North Cove,
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.
...
,
Ringsfield,
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 Beccle ...
,
Shipmeadow,
Sotterley, South Elmham (
All Saints and St Nicholas,
St Cross,
St James Saint James or St. James may refer to:
People Saints
*James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just
*James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater
**Saint James Matamoro ...
,
St Margaret
Saint Margaret, St. Margarets, or St. Margaret's may refer to:
People
In chronological order:
* Saint Margaret the Virgin of Antioch (died 304)
* Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045–1093)
* Saint Margaret of England (died 1192)
* Saint Margare ...
,
St Michael &
St Peter
) (Simeon, Simon)
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire
, death_date = Between AD 64–68
, death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
, parents = John (or Jonah; Jona)
, occupation ...
),
Weston,
Willingham St Mary
Willingham St Mary, also known simply as Willingham, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk located about south of Beccles in the East Suffolk district. At the 2011 United Kingdom census it had a population of 152.
T ...
and
Worlingham.
References
History of Suffolk
Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
Rural districts of England
Waveney District
{{Former local government areas in Suffolk