East Stow Rural District

East Stow

Location within East Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created 1894
 • Abolished 1934
 • Succeeded by Gipping Rural District
Status Rural district

East Stow was a rural district in East Suffolk, England from 1894 to 1934.

It was created under the Local Government Act 1894, from the part of the Stow rural sanitary district that was in East Suffolk (the rest forming Thedwastre Rural District in West Suffolk.)

It was abolished in 1934 under a County Review Order. Its area went to form part of Gipping Rural District, with a small part being transferred to Stowmarket urban district.[1]. In 1974 the area became part of Mid Suffolk district.

Statistics

Year Area[2] Population
[3]		 Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
1911 21,647 8,760 6,223 0.71
1921 6,330 0.72
1931 7,236 0.83

Parishes

East Stow RD contained the parishes of Buxhall, Combs, Creeting St Peter, Gipping, Great Finborough, Harleston, Haughley, Little Finborough, Old Newton, Onehouse, Shelland, Stowupland and Wetherden.

References

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

Coordinates: 52°11′N 0°58′E / 52.19°N 0.96°E / 52.19; 0.96

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