Gipping Rural District

Gipping Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was created in 1934 by the merger of the disbanded Bosmere and Claydon Rural District and the disbanded East Stow Rural District, under a County Review Order.[1] It was named after the River Gipping and administered from Needham Market.

Gipping

Location within East Suffolk, 1934
History
 • Created1934
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byMid Suffolk District
StatusRural district
 • HQNeedham Market

Its area was reduced slightly in 1952 by an expansion of the county borough of Ipswich.

On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and has since formed part of the District of Mid Suffolk.

Statistics
Year Area[2] Population
[3]		 Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
195178,91331,93520,5150.64
196178,46431,75419,3140.61

Parishes

At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 49 civil parishes.

References
  1. "Giping RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "Giping RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Giping RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

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