Guiltcross Rural District

Position within Norfolk, 1894
Position within Norfolk, 1894

Boundaries in 1894.

Guiltcross Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1902.[1]

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Guiltcross rural sanitary district. It lay in the southern part of the county between Thetford and Diss and took its name from the ancient Guiltcross hundred.

In 1902, Guiltcross RD was abolished and its territory divided between Thetford,[2] Wayland[3] and Depwade[4] RDs.

Parishes & Statistics

Population figures from 1901 census via Vision of Britain.

Parish Area (ha) Population Notes
Banham 1,616 987 To Wayland RD
Blo' Norton 462 236 To Thetford RD
Bressingham 980 482 To Depwade RD
Bridgham 1,106 255 To Thetford RD
East Harling 1,057 1,031 To Thetford RD
Fersfield 565 219 To Depwade RD
Garboldisham 1,116 559 To Thetford RD
Gasthorpe 352 71 To Thetford RD
Kenninghall 1,485 976 To Wayland RD
New Buckenham 146 516 To Wayland RD
North Lopham 817 600 To Thetford RD
Old Buckenham 2,033 1,005 To Wayland RD
Quidenham 718 198 To Wayland RD
Riddlesworth 472 75 To Thetford RD
Roydon 462 667 To Depwade RD
Shelfanger 698 307 To Depwade RD
South Lopham 791 449 To Thetford RD
West Harling 1,261 101 To Thetford RD
Wilby 575 95 To Wayland RD
Winfarthing 1,081 461 To Depwade RD
Total 17,793 9,290 Density 0.52 / ha

References

  1. ^ "Guiltcross 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 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Thetford RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. The change is only apparent as parishes listed "from 1902". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Wayland 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 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Depwade 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 2 July 2017.

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