Guiltcross Rural District

Guiltcross Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1902.[1]

Position within Norfolk, 1894
Position within Norfolk, 1894

Boundaries in 1894.

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Guiltcross rural sanitary district. It lay in the southern part of the county between Thetford and Diss and took its name from the ancient Guiltcross hundred.

In 1902, Guiltcross RD was abolished and its territory divided between Thetford,[2] Wayland[3] and Depwade[4] RDs.

Parishes & Statistics

Population figures from 1901 census via Vision of Britain.

Parish Area (ha) Population Notes
Banham1,616987To Wayland RD
Blo' Norton462236To Thetford RD
Bressingham980482To Depwade RD
Bridgham1,106255To Thetford RD
East Harling1,0571,031To Thetford RD
Fersfield565219To Depwade RD
Garboldisham1,116559To Thetford RD
Gasthorpe35271To Thetford RD
Kenninghall1,485976To Wayland RD
New Buckenham146516To Wayland RD
North Lopham817600To Thetford RD
Old Buckenham2,0331,005To Wayland RD
Quidenham718198To Wayland RD
Riddlesworth47275To Thetford RD
Roydon462667To Depwade RD
Shelfanger698307To Depwade RD
South Lopham791449To Thetford RD
West Harling1,261101To Thetford RD
Wilby57595To Wayland RD
Winfarthing1,081461To Depwade RD
Total 17,793 9,290 Density 0.52 / ha

References
  1. "Guiltcross 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 2 July 2017.
  2. "Thetford RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. The change is only apparent as parishes listed "from 1902". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "Wayland 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 2 July 2017.
  4. "Depwade 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 2 July 2017.

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