Walsingham Rural District was a rural district in the county of Norfolk, England. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Hindolveston, Thurning, Wood Norton (from the disbanded Aylsham Rural District) and Briston (from the Erpingham Rural District). Although named after Walsingham, the Council was based at Baron's Hall in Fakenham. On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and has since formed part of the District of North Norfolk.
Statistics Year Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha)1911 32,374 17,250 0.531921 16,214 0.501931 15,815 0.491951 35,944 22,893 0.641961 20,890 0.58
Parishes Parish From To NotesAlethorpe 1935 Added to Little SnoringBale 1935 Added to GunthorpeBarney 1935 Component of FulmodestonBarsham 1935 Merger of East, North & West Barsham and Houghton St GilesBinham Blakeney Briningham Brinton Briston 1935 Formerly Erpingham RDCockthorpe 1935 Added to BinhamDunton 1935 Merger of Dunton cum Doughton, Shereford & ToftreesDunton cum Doughton 1935 Component of DuntonEast Barsham 1935 Component of BarshamEast Raynham 1935 Component of RaynhamEgmere 1935 Added to Great WalsinghamFakenham Field Dalling Fulmodeston 1935 Merger of Barney, Fulmodeston cum Croxton & ThursfordFulmodeston cum Croxton 1935 Component of FulmodestonGreat Ryburgh Great Snoring Great Walsingham Gunthorpe Helhoughton Hempton Hindolveston 1935 Formerly Aylsham RDHindringham Holkham Houghton St Giles 1935 Component of BarshamKettlestone Langham Little Ryburgh Little Snoring Little Walsingham Melton Constable Morston North Barsham 1935 Component of BarshamPensthorpe 1935 Added to KettlestonePudding Norton Quarles 1935 Added to Great WalsinghamRaynham 1935 Merger of East, South & West RaynhamSaxlingham 1935 Added to Field DallingSculthorpe Sharrington 1935 Added to BrintonShereford 1935 Component of DuntonSouth Raynham 1935 Component of RaynhamStibbard Stiffkey Swanton Novers Tatterford 1935 Added to TattersettTattersett Testerton 1935 Added to Pudding NortonThurning 1935 Formerly Aylsham RDThursford From 1935 to 1950 part of FulmodestonToftrees 1935 Component of DuntonWarham West Barsham 1935 Component of BarshamWest Raynham 1935 Component of RaynhamWighton Wiveton Wood Norton 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD
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