Blofield and East and West Flegg Rural Districts were adjacent rural districts in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1935.
They were formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on rural sanitary districts of the same names, and lay between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. East and West Flegg RD included a detached portion, itself an outlying part of Runham parish.
In 1935 the two districts, with very minor changes around Great Yarmouth, were merged to form Blofield and Flegg Rural District. Subsequently, changes to the border with Norwich County Borough were made in 1951.
In 1974, the merged district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became mainly part of the Broadland district, with a small part being added to the Borough of Great Yarmouth.
Statistics Year Blofield RD East and West Flegg RD Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha) Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha)1911 18,528 12,159 0.66 11,732 9,929 0.851921 12,410 0.67 10,311 0.881931 14,415 0.78 10,159 0.87 Blofield and Flegg RD1951 30,162 32,113 1.061961 34,954 1.16
Parishes These parishes operated within Blofield and Flegg RD unless otherwise indicated.
Parish From To NotesAcle Blofield RDAshby with Oby East and West Flegg RDBeighton Blofield RDBillockby 1935 East and West Flegg RD. Component of FleggburghBlofield Blofield RDBrundall Blofield RDBurgh St Margaret 1935 East and West Flegg RD. Component of FleggburghBurlingham 1935 Merger of 3 Burlinghams and LingwoodBurlingham St Andrew 1935 Blofield RD. Component of BurlinghamBurlingham St Edmund 1935 Blofield RD. Component of BurlinghamBurlingham St Peter 1935 Blofield RD. Component of BurlinghamCaister Next Yarmouth 1926 East and West Flegg RD. Divided into East and West CaisterCantley Blofield RDClippesby 1935 East and West Flegg RD. Component of FleggburghEast Caister 1926 East and West Flegg RD. Known as Caister-on-Sea after 1954East Somerton 1935 East and West Flegg RD. Component of SomertonFilby East and West Flegg RDFleggburgh 1935 Merger of Billockby, Burgh St Margaret and ClippesbyFreethorpe Blofield RDGreat and Little Plumstead 1935 MergerGreat Plumstead 1935 Blofield RD. Component of Great and Little PlumsteadHalvergate Blofield RDHassingham 1935 Blofield RD. Added to StrumpshawHemblington Blofield RDHemsby East and West Flegg RDLimpenhoe 1935 Blofield RD. Added to CantleyLingwood 1935 Blofield RD. Component of BurlinghamLittle Plumstead 1935 Blofield RD. Component of Great and Little PlumsteadMartham East and West Flegg RDMautby East and West Flegg RDMoulton St Mary 1935 Blofield RD. Divided between Beighton and ReedhamOrmesby St Margaret with Scratby East and West Flegg RDOrmesby St Michael East and West Flegg RDPostwick Blofield RDRanworth with Panxworth 1935 Blofield RD. Added to WoodbastwickReedham Blofield RDRepps with Bastwick East and West Flegg RDRollesby East and West Flegg RDRunham 1935 East and West Flegg RD. Divided between Mautby and ReedhamSomerton Merger of East and West SomertonSouth Walsham 1897 Merger of 2 South Walsham parishesSouth Walsham St Lawrence 1897 Blofield RD. Component of South WalshamSouth Walsham St Mary 1897 Blofield RD. Component of South WalshamStokesby with Herringby East and West Flegg RDStrumpshaw Blofield RDThorpe St Andrew Blofield RD. Also as Thorpe next NorwichThrigby 1935 East and West Flegg RD. Added to MautbyThurne East and West Flegg RDTunstall 1935 Blofield RD. Added to HalvergateUpton with Fishley Blofield RDWest Caister 1926 East and West Flegg RDWest Somerton 1935 East and West Flegg RD. Component of SomertonWickhampton 1935 Blofield RD. Added to FreethorpeWinterton on Sea East and West Flegg RDWitton 1935 Blofield RD. Added to PostwickWoodbastwick Blofield RD
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