Braughing Rural District

51.946°N 0.017°W / 51.946; -0.017

Braughing Rural District
Rural district

Council offices: 2 Hockerill Street, Bishop's Stortford
Population
 • 193911,137
 • 197112,200[1]
History
 • Created1 April 1935
 • Abolished31 March 1974
 • Succeeded byEast Hertfordshire
 • HQBuntingford and Bishop's Stortford
Contained within
 • County CouncilHertfordshire

Braughing was a rural district in Hertfordshire, England from 1935 to 1974.

Creation

Braughing Rural District was created on 1 April 1935 under a County Review Order by the merger of most of the Hadham Rural District and most of the Buntingford Rural District. It was named after Braughing, a village central to the district and which was also the name of a former hundred of Hertfordshire.[2]

Parishes

Braughing Rural District contained the following civil parishes.[1]

ParishFromToNotes
Albury1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Anstey1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Ardeley1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Aspenden1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Braughing1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Brent Pelham1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Broadfield1 Apr 193531 Mar 1955Parish abolished to become part of Cottered on 1 April 1955.[3]
Buckland1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Buntingford1 Apr 193731 Mar 1974Parish created 1 April 1937 from former parish of Layston and parts of Aspenden, Throcking, and Wyddial parishes.[4]
Cottered1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Furneux Pelham1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Great Hormead1 Apr 193531 Mar 1937Parish merged with Little Hormead to become new parish of Hormead on 1 April 1937.[4]
High Wych1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Hormead1 Apr 193731 Mar 1974Parish created 1 April 1937 from former parishes of Great Hormead and Little Hormead.[4]
Layston1 Apr 193531 Mar 1937Parish abolished to become part of Buntingford on 1 April 1937.[4]
Little Hadham1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Little Hormead1 Apr 193531 Mar 1937Parish merged with Great Hormead to become new parish of Hormead on 1 April 1937.[4]
Meesden1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Much Hadham1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Stocking Pelham1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Thorley1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Throcking1 Apr 193531 Mar 1955Parish abolished to become part of Cottered on 1 April 1955.[3]
Westmill1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974
Wyddial1 Apr 193531 Mar 1974

Premises
Bridgefoot House, Buntingford

The district council continued to use the offices it inherited from the two predecessor districts: Bridgefoot House in Buntingford from the Buntingford Rural District, and 2 Hockerill Street in Bishop's Stortford from the Hadham Rural District. Meetings were held alternately at each office.[5][6]

Abolition

Braughing Rural District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of East Hertfordshire on 1 April 1974.

References
  1. "Braughing Rural District, A Vision of Britain through Time". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. Ministry of Health Order No. 80108: The County of Hertford Review Order, 1935
  3. Ministry of Housing and Local Government Order No. 4856. The County of Hertford (Parish of Cottered) Confirmation Order, 1955
  4. Ministry of Health Order No. 88226. The County of Hertford (Buntingford and Hormead Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1937.
  5. Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire. London. 1937. p. 101. The Council meet alternately at the District Council offices Hockerill street, Bishop's Stortford and at Bridgefoot house, Buntingford{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. Post Office Telephone Directory Section 202: Cambridge Area. April 1974. p. 51. Braughing Rural District Council… Clerks & Treasurers Depts, 2 Hockerill St, Bishops Stortford… Public Health & Surveyors Depts, Bridgefoot Ho, Buntingford
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