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Downham Rural District

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33: 21: 971: 966: 134:. Its population at the time was about 500. In 1895 the parish was transferred to Norfolk, and Welney RD was absorbed by Downham RD. There does not appear to be any evidence that it ever actually functioned. 800:. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Shows reduction in Upwell between 1921 & 1931. Note that several other pages on the site fail to report this transfer 871: 927: 976: 981: 96:
Several changes were made to its boundaries in 1935. In particular, it took in four large (in area terms) parishes from the disbanded
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was (at least nominally) a short-lived entity created in 1894 containing the only parish,
819: 250: 52: 960: 552: 459: 768:"Downham RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District" 820:"Welney RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District" 630: 317: 767: 539: 291: 127: 714: 578: 942: 929: 872:"Local Authority Building Plans Survey Report, Pre-1974 Authorities, England" 565: 500: 444: 727: 526: 427: 412: 330: 82: 846:"West Welney CP through time: Population Statistics: Males and Females" 740: 617: 263: 131: 60: 56: 604: 472: 399: 371: 90: 912:"Downham RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population" 972:
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
894:"Downham RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)" 437:
Created from parts of Denver, Downham West & Stow Bardolph
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Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
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was created in Downham RD, taking land mostly out of the
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district, renamed King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981.
918:. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. 900:. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. 126:, which had been in Downham RSD but lay in the 852:. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth 826:. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth 774:. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth 103:In 1974, the district was abolished under the 28:Boundaries in 1894. 1930 extension in yellow. 8: 439:and from Outwell and Upwell in Marshland RD 654:Welney RD 1894-95. Added to Welney 1935 232: 141: 759: 668:As "Wiggenhall St German" before 1935 15: 7: 874:. The National Archives. 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It completely encircled 998: 982:Rural districts of England 204: 165: 107:, and became part of the 105:Local Government Act 1972 68:Local Government Act 1894 81:In 1930 a new parish of 66:It was formed under the 98:Thetford Rural District 72:rural sanitary district 49:Downham Rural District 37: 25: 660:Wiggenhall St Germans 454:Formerly Thetford RD 422:Formerly Thetford RD 394:Formerly Thetford RD 340:Formerly Thetford RD 120:Welney Rural District 115:Welney Rural District 70:based on the Downham 35: 23: 939: /  700:Wiggenhall St Peter 385:Hockwold cum Wilton 63:from 1894 to 1974. 40:Boundaries in 1935 486:Ryston with Roxham 38: 26: 752: 751: 226: 225: 46: 45: 989: 954: 953: 951: 950: 949: 944: 940: 937: 936: 935: 932: 920: 919: 908: 902: 901: 890: 884: 883: 881: 879: 868: 862: 861: 859: 857: 842: 836: 835: 833: 831: 816: 810: 809: 807: 805: 790: 784: 783: 781: 779: 764: 514:Shouldham Thorpe 495:Added to Ryston 273:Added to Ryston 233: 142: 16: 997: 996: 992: 991: 990: 988: 987: 986: 957: 956: 947: 945: 941: 938: 933: 930: 928: 926: 925: 923: 910: 909: 905: 892: 891: 887: 877: 875: 870: 869: 865: 855: 853: 844: 843: 839: 829: 827: 818: 817: 813: 803: 801: 792: 791: 787: 777: 775: 766: 765: 761: 757: 438: 231: 157: 153: 149: 140: 117: 39: 27: 12: 11: 5: 995: 993: 985: 984: 979: 974: 969: 959: 958: 943:52.58°N 0.44°E 922: 921: 903: 885: 863: 837: 811: 785: 758: 756: 753: 750: 749: 747: 745: 743: 737: 736: 734: 732: 730: 724: 723: 721: 719: 717: 711: 710: 707: 704: 702: 696: 695: 693: 691: 689: 683: 682: 680: 678: 676: 670: 669: 666: 664: 662: 656: 655: 652: 649: 646: 640: 639: 637: 635: 633: 627: 626: 624: 622: 620: 614: 613: 611: 609: 607: 601: 600: 598: 596: 594: 588: 587: 585: 583: 581: 575: 574: 572: 570: 568: 562: 561: 559: 557: 555: 549: 548: 546: 544: 542: 536: 535: 533: 531: 529: 523: 522: 520: 518: 516: 510: 509: 507: 505: 503: 497: 496: 493: 490: 488: 482: 481: 479: 477: 475: 469: 468: 466: 464: 462: 456: 455: 452: 450: 447: 441: 440: 435: 433: 430: 424: 423: 420: 418: 415: 409: 408: 406: 404: 402: 396: 395: 392: 390: 387: 381: 380: 378: 376: 374: 368: 367: 365: 363: 361: 355: 354: 352: 350: 348: 342: 341: 338: 336: 333: 327: 326: 324: 322: 320: 314: 313: 311: 309: 307: 301: 300: 298: 296: 294: 288: 287: 285: 283: 281: 275: 274: 271: 268: 266: 260: 259: 257: 255: 253: 251:Barton Bendish 247: 246: 243: 240: 237: 230: 227: 224: 223: 220: 217: 213: 212: 209: 206: 203: 199: 198: 195: 192: 189: 185: 184: 181: 178: 174: 173: 170: 167: 164: 160: 159: 154: 150: 146: 139: 136: 116: 113: 53:rural district 44: 43: 41: 29: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 994: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 964: 962: 955: 952: 917: 913: 907: 904: 899: 895: 889: 886: 873: 867: 864: 851: 847: 841: 838: 825: 821: 815: 812: 799: 795: 789: 786: 773: 769: 763: 760: 754: 748: 746: 744: 742: 739: 738: 735: 733: 731: 729: 726: 725: 722: 720: 718: 716: 713: 712: 708: 705: 703: 701: 698: 697: 694: 692: 690: 688: 685: 684: 681: 679: 677: 675: 672: 671: 667: 665: 663: 661: 658: 657: 653: 650: 647: 645: 642: 641: 638: 636: 634: 632: 629: 628: 625: 623: 621: 619: 616: 615: 612: 610: 608: 606: 603: 602: 599: 597: 595: 593: 590: 589: 586: 584: 582: 580: 577: 576: 573: 571: 569: 567: 564: 563: 560: 558: 556: 554: 553:Stow Bardolph 551: 550: 547: 545: 543: 541: 538: 537: 534: 532: 530: 528: 525: 524: 521: 519: 517: 515: 512: 511: 508: 506: 504: 502: 499: 498: 494: 491: 489: 487: 484: 483: 480: 478: 476: 474: 471: 470: 467: 465: 463: 461: 460:Runcton Holme 458: 457: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 442: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 425: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 410: 407: 405: 403: 401: 398: 397: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 382: 379: 377: 375: 373: 370: 369: 366: 364: 362: 360: 357: 356: 353: 351: 349: 347: 344: 343: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 328: 325: 323: 321: 319: 316: 315: 312: 310: 308: 306: 303: 302: 299: 297: 295: 293: 290: 289: 286: 284: 282: 280: 277: 276: 272: 269: 267: 265: 262: 261: 258: 256: 254: 252: 249: 248: 244: 241: 238: 235: 234: 228: 221: 218: 215: 214: 210: 207: 201: 200: 196: 193: 190: 187: 186: 182: 179: 176: 175: 171: 168: 162: 161: 155: 151: 147: 144: 143: 137: 135: 133: 129: 125: 121: 114: 112: 110: 106: 101: 99: 94: 92: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 64: 62: 58: 54: 50: 42: 34: 30: 22: 18: 17: 924: 915: 906: 897: 888: 876:. 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Retrieved 771: 762: 631:West Dereham 318:Downham West 130:rather than 119: 118: 109:West Norfolk 102: 95: 87:Marshland RD 80: 65: 48: 47: 948:52.58; 0.44 946: / 644:West Welney 540:Stoke Ferry 292:Crimplesham 128:Isle of Ely 124:West Welney 961:Categories 755:References 715:Wimbotsham 592:Watlington 579:Tottenhill 152:Population 138:Statistics 89:parish of 566:Stradsett 501:Shouldham 445:Northwold 158:(pop/ha) 148:Area (ha) 728:Wormegay 527:Southery 428:Nordelph 413:Methwold 331:Feltwell 279:Boughton 229:Parishes 83:Nordelph 931:52°35′N 878:25 June 856:25 June 830:25 June 804:26 June 778:25 June 741:Wretton 618:Wereham 359:Fordham 346:Fincham 264:Bexwell 156:Density 132:Norfolk 61:England 57:Norfolk 934:0°26′E 605:Welney 473:Ryston 400:Marham 372:Hilgay 305:Denver 245:Notes 236:Parish 219:23,655 208:24,496 205:50,243 194:15,503 191:34,565 180:14,660 169:15,527 166:33,156 91:Upwell 51:was a 222:0.47 211:0.49 197:0.45 183:0.44 172:0.47 145:Year 880:2017 858:2017 832:2017 806:2017 780:2017 706:1935 651:1935 648:1895 492:1935 449:1935 432:1930 417:1935 389:1935 335:1935 270:1935 239:From 216:1961 202:1951 188:1931 177:1921 163:1911 55:in 963:: 914:. 896:. 848:. 822:. 796:. 770:. 242:To 100:. 93:. 78:. 59:, 882:. 860:. 834:. 808:. 782:.

Index

Position within Norfolk, 1894
Position within Norfolk, 1935
rural district
Norfolk
England
Local Government Act 1894
rural sanitary district
Downham Market Urban District
Nordelph
Marshland RD
Upwell
Thetford Rural District
Local Government Act 1972
West Norfolk
West Welney
Isle of Ely
Norfolk
Barton Bendish
Bexwell
Boughton
Crimplesham
Denver
Downham West
Feltwell
Fincham
Fordham
Hilgay
Hockwold cum Wilton
Marham
Methwold

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