Erpingham Rural District

Position within Norfolk, 1894
Position within Norfolk, 1894

Boundaries in 1894. 1902 extension in yellow
Position within Norfolk, 1935
Position within Norfolk, 1935

Boundaries in 1935

Erpingham Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974.[1]

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Erpingham rural sanitary district, taking its name from the ancient North and South Erpingham hundreds - but did not, initially, include some parishes from these hundreds including Erpingham parish itself. It lay on the north coast of Norfolk around the Urban Districts of Cromer and, later, Sheringham (created 1901, extended 1914[2]).

In 1935 Erpingham RD took in several parishes from Aylsham Rural District, and ceded smaller areas to Walsingham and Smallburgh RDs.

In 1974, the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the North Norfolk district.

Statistics

Year Area (ha)
[3] 		Population
[4] 		Density
(pop/ha)
1911 25,179 17,137 0.68
1921 25,158 17,890 0.71
1931 17,018 0.68
1951 28,777 19,516 0.68
1961 28,773 18,479 0.64

Parishes

Parish From To Notes
Alby with Thwaite 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD
Aldborough
Antingham
Aylmerton
Baconsthorpe
Barningham Norwood 1935 Added to Gresham
Barningham Winter 1935 Added to Matlask
Beeston Regis
Bessingham 1935 Added to Sustead
Bodham
Briston 1935 To Walsingham RD
Cley next the Sea
Colby 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD (including Banningham)
Corpusty 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD (including Saxthorpe)
East Beckham
Edgefield
Erpingham 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD (including Calthorpe)
Felbrigg
Gimingham
Glandford with Bayfield 1935 See Letheringsett with Glandford
Gresham
Gunton 1935 Added to Hanworth
Hanworth
Hempstead
High Kelling
Holt
Hunworth 1935 Added to Stody
Ingworth 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD
Itteringham 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD (including Mannington)
Kelling
Knapton 1935 To Smallburgh RD
Letheringsett 1935 See Letheringsett with Glandford
Letheringsett with Glandford 1935 Merger of Letheringsett and Glandford with Bayfield
Little Barningham 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD
Matlask
Metton 1935 Added to Sustead
Mundesley
Northrepps
Overstrand
Plumstead
Roughton
Runton
Salthouse
Sheringham 1901 Partly formed Sheringham UD, rest as Upper Sheringham
Sidestrand
Southrepps
Stody
Suffield
Sustead
Thornage
Thorpe Market
Thurgarton 1935 Added to Aldborough
Trimingham
Trunch 1935 To Smallburgh RD
Upper Sheringham 1901 Formerly part of Sheringham parish
West Beckham
Weybourne
Wickmere Formerly Aylsham RD (including Wolterton)

References

  1. ^ "Erpingham 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 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Sheringham CP/AP through time: Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Erpingham through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Erpingham through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

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