Plomesgate Rural District

Plomesgate Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1934. It was created out of the earlier Plomesgate rural sanitary district.[1]

Plomesgate

Location within East Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1934
 • Succeeded byBlyth Rural District and Deben Rural District
StatusRural district

In 1900 a new Saxmundham Urban District was created out of Saxmundham parish.[2]

In 1934, under a County Review Order, Plomesgate Rural District was abolished and its parishes transferred to the new Blyth and Deben RDs. The detached parish of Kenton became part of Hartismere RD, and part of Hazlewood parish was given to the Borough of Aldeburgh.

Statistics
Year Area[3] Population
[4]		 Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
191172,62929,39215,7080.53
192114,9400.51
193113,9670.48

Parishes

Parishes which would be transferred to Blyth RD in 1934: Benhall, Brandeston, Bruisyard, Cransford, Earl Soham, Easton, Farnham, Framlingham, Friston, Great Glemham, Hacheston, Hazlewood, Kettleburgh, Little Glemham, Marlesford, Parham, Rendham, Snape, Sternfield, Stratford St Andrew, Swefling.

To Deben RD: Blaxhall, Butley, Campsey Ash, Chillesford, Cretingham, Eyke, Gedgrave, Havergate Island, Hoo, Iken, Letheringham, Monewden, Orford, Rendlesham, Sudbourne, Tunstall, Wantisden, Wickham Market.

To Hartismere RD: Kenton.

To Saxmundham UD in 1900: Saxmundham,

References
  1. "Plomesgate 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. "Saxmundham CP/AP 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.
  3. "Plomesgate RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. "Plomesgate 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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