Forehoe and Henstead 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 generally south of Norwich.
In 1935 the Wymondham parish of Forehoe RD was created a new Wymondham Urban District. The remainder, together with the whole of Henstead RD apart from an island in the River Yare, were merged to form Forehoe and Henstead Rural District. Subsequently, changes to the border with Norwich County Borough were made in 1968.
In 1974, the merged district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the South Norfolk district.
Statistics Year Forehoe RD Henstead RD Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha) Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha)1911 15,592 11,383 0.73 17,151 10,285 0.601921 11,305 0.73 9,901 0.581931 12,910 0.83 10,779 0.63 Forehoe and Henstead RD1951 28,304 23,376 0.831961 25,860 0.91
Parishes These parishes lay within Forehoe and Henstead RD unless otherwise indicated.
Parish From To NotesArminghall 1935 Henstead RD. Added to BixleyBarford Forehoe RDBarnham Broom Forehoe RDBawburgh Forehoe RDBixley Henstead RDBowthorpe 1935 Forehoe RD. Added to RunhallBracon Ash Henstead RDBramerton Henstead RDBrandon Parva 1935 Forehoe RD. Added to RunhallCaistor St Edmund Henstead RDCarleton Forehoe 1935 Forehoe RD. Added to KimberleyColney Henstead RDColton 1935 Forehoe RD. Added to MarlingfordCostessey Forehoe RDCoston 1935 Forehoe RD. Added to RunhallCringleford Henstead RDCrownthorpe 1935 Forehoe RD. Added to WicklewoodDeopham Forehoe RDDunston 1935 Henstead RD. Added to Stoke Holy CrossEast Carleton Henstead RDEaston Forehoe RDFlordon Henstead RDFramingham Earl Henstead RDFramingham Pigot Henstead RDGreat Melton Henstead RDHackford 1935 Forehoe RD. Added to DeophamHethersett Henstead RDHingham Forehoe RDHolverston Henstead RDIntwood 1935 Henstead RD. Added to KeswickKeswick Henstead RDKetteringham Henstead RDKimberley Forehoe RDKirby Bedon Henstead RDLittle Melton Henstead RDMarkshall 1935 Henstead RD. Added to Caistor St EdmundMarlingford Forehoe RDMorley Merger of 2 Morley parishesMorley St Botolph 1935 Forehoe RD. Component of MorleyMorley St Peter 1935 Forehoe RD. Component of MorleyMulbarton Henstead RDNewton Flotman Henstead RDPoringland Henstead RDRockland St Mary Henstead RDRunhall Forehoe RDSaxlingham Nethergate Henstead RDSaxlingham Thorpe 1925 Henstead RD. Added to Saxlingham NethergateShotesham 1935 Merger of 2 Shotesham parishesShotesham All Saints 1935 Henstead RDShotesham St Mary 1935 Henstead RDStoke Holy Cross Henstead RDSurlingham Henstead RDSwainsthorpe Henstead RDSwardeston Henstead RDTrowse with Newton Henstead RDWelborne 1935 Forehoe RD. Added to RunhallWhitlingham 1935 Henstead RD. Added to Kirby BedonWicklewood Forehoe RDWramplingham Forehoe RDWreningham Henstead RDWymondham 1935 Forehoe RD. Became Wymondham UD
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