Thetford Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1935.
It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Thetford rural sanitary district. It covered the lands which were in Norfolk and lay to the north and east of Thetford Municipal Borough.
In 1902 it took in the western part of the disbanded Guiltcross Rural District,.
In 1935, Thetford RD was abolished and its territory divided between Downham, Swaffham and Wayland RDs.
Statistics Year Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha)1911 38,799 14,425 0.371921 13,121 0.341931 13,150 0.34
Parishes Parish From To NotesBlo' Norton 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD. To Wayland RDBrandon 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD. To Wayland RDBrettenham To Wayland RDBridgham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD. To Wayland RDCranwich To Swaffham RDCroxton To Wayland RDEast Harling 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD.East Wretham 1902 To Wayland RDFeltwell To Downham RDFeltwell Anchor 1929 Added to FeltwellGarboldisham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD. To Wayland RDGasthorpe 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD.Great and Little Snarehill To Wayland RD (with Brettenham)Hockwold cum Wilton To Downham RDKilverstone To Wayland RDLynford To Swaffham RDMethwold To Downham RDMundford To Swaffham RDNorth Lopham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD. To Wayland RDNorthwold To Downham RDRiddlesworth 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD. To Wayland RDRushford To Wayland RD (with Brettenham)Santon To Swaffham RDSouth Lopham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD. To Wayland RDSturston To Swaffham RDWeeting with Broomhill To Swaffham RDWest Harling 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD.West Tofts To Swaffham RDWest Wretham To Wayland RD
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