Blything

Location within East Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created28 December 1894
 • Abolished31 March 1934
 • Succeeded byBlyth Rural District
StatusRural district
 • HQBulcamp, Blythburgh

Blything Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1934.

Evolution

The district had its origins in the Blything Hundred Incorporation, set up in 1764 to administer the poor laws in the hundred of Blything. A workhouse to serve the area was built at Bulcamp in the parish of Blythburgh, opening in 1766. Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, the old incorporation was dissolved and replaced by the Blything Poor Law Union in 1835.[1] In 1872, sanitary districts were established, with responsibility for public health and local government given to the boards of guardians of poor law unions for areas without urban authorities. The Blything Rural Sanitary District therefore covered the area of the Blything Poor Law Union except for the parish of Southwold, which was a municipal borough and so formed its own urban sanitary district.[2]

Under the Local Government Act 1894, rural sanitary districts became rural districts on 28 December 1894. Blything Rural District Council held its first meeting on 31 December 1894 at the Blything Union Workhouse at Bulcamp, Blythburgh. Thomas Lomax of Grove Park, Yoxford, was appointed the first chairman of the council; he had previously been chairman of the Blything Board of Guardians.[3][4] The council continued to be based at the workhouse at Bulcamp throughout its existence.[5]

Two urban districts were subsequently created out of parishes within Blything: Leiston cum Sizewell in 1895 and Halesworth in 1900.

In 1934, under a County Review Order, Blything Rural District was abolished. The largest part of its territory passed to the new but similarly named Blyth Rural District; apart from small adjustments the rest went to Lothingland and Wainford Rural Districts.

Statistics

Year Area[6] Population
[7]		 Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
191187,43835,38518,1900.51
192117,8960.51
193116,6140.47

Parishes

Parish To Notes
Aldringham cum Thorpe1934Detached. To Blyth RD
Benacre1934To Lothingland RD
Blyford1934To Wainford RD
Blythburgh1934To Blyth RD
Bramfield1934To Blyth RD
Brampton1934To Wainford RD
Chediston1934To Blyth RD
Cookley1934To Blyth RD
Covehithe1934To Lothingland RD
Cratfield1934To Blyth RD
Darsham1934To Blyth RD
Dunwich1934To Blyth RD (part to Southwold MB)
Easton Bavents1934To Lothingland RD (part to Southwold MB)
Frostenden1934To Lothingland RD
Halesworth1900To Halesworth UD
Henham1934To Lothingland RD
Henstead1934To Lothingland RD
Heveningham1934To Blyth RD
Holton1934To Wainford RD (part to Halesworth UD)
Huntingfield1934To Blyth RD
Kelsale cum Carlton1934To Blyth RD
Knodishall1934To Blyth RD
Leiston1895To Leiston cum Sizewell UD
Linstead Magna1934To Blyth RD
Linstead Parva1934To Blyth RD
Middleton1934To Blyth RD
Peasenhall1934To Blyth RD
Reydon1934To Lothingland RD
Rumburgh1934To Wainford RD
Sibton1934To Blyth RD
Sotherton1934To Wainford RD
South Cove1934To Lothingland RD
Spexhall1934To Wainford RD
Stoven1934To Wainford RD
Theberton1934To Blyth RD (part to Leiston-cum-Sizewell UD)
Thorington1934To Blyth RD
Ubbeston1934To Blyth RD
Uggeshall1934To Lothingland RD
Walberswick1934To Blyth RD (part to Southwold MB)
Walpole1934To Blyth RD
Wangford1934To Lothingland RD
Wenhaston1934To Blyth RD
Westhall1934To Wainford RD
Westleton1934To Blyth RD
Wissett1934To Wainford RD (part to Halesworth UD)
Wrentham1934To Lothingland RD
Yoxford1934To Blyth RD

References

  1. ↑ Higginbotham, Peter. "Blything Workhouse". The Workhouse. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Blything 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 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "First meeting of the Blything Board of Rural District Councillors and Guardians". Halesworth Times. 1 January 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tribute to Mr Thomas Lomax". Evening Star. Ipswich. 10 May 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Kelly's Directory of Suffolk. London. 1912. p. 57. Retrieved 10 March 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ "Blything RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Blything RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

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