Wayland Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974.
It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Wayland rural sanitary district, taking its name from the ancient Wayland hundred. It lay in the central southern part of the county.
In 1902 it took in the northern part of the disbanded Guiltcross Rural District, and in 1935 the eastern section of the disbanded Thetford Rural District (much of which had also been transferred from Guiltcross RD).
In 1974, the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the Breckland district.
Statistics Year Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha)1911 27,832 14,425 0.521921 13,121 0.471931 13,150 0.471951 43,254 20,643 0.481961 19,413 0.45
Parishes Parish From To NotesAttleborough Banham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RDBesthorpe Blo' Norton 1935 Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)Breckles 1935 Added to Stow BedonBrettenham 1935 Formerly Thetford RDBridgham 1935 Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)Carbrooke Caston Croxton 1935 Formerly Thetford RDGarboldisham 1935 Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)Great Ellingham Griston Hargham 1935 Added to QuidenhamEast Harling Merger of East Harling and West Harling (from Thetford RD, ex Guiltcross RD)Great Hockham Illington 1935 Added to WrethamKenninghall 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RDKilverstone 1935 Formerly Thetford RDLarling 1935 Added to RoudhamLittle Ellingham Merton New Buckenham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RDNorth Lopham 1935 Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)Old Buckenham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RDOvington Quidenham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RDRiddlesworth 1935 Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)Rocklands 1935 Merger of next 2 parishesRockland All Saints and St Andrew 1935 Rockland St Peter 1935 Roudham Scoulton Shropham Snetterton South Lopham 1935 Formerly Thetford RD (ex Guiltcross RD)Stow Bedon Thompson Tottington Watton Wilby 1902 1935 Formerly Guiltcross RD. Added to QuidenhamWretham 1935 Formerly Thetford RD
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