Gipping Rural District
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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 Bosemere and Claydon Rural District and the disbanded East Stow Rural District
, under a County Review Order
.
It was named after the River Gipping
and administered from Needham Market
. On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972
, and has since formed part of the District of Mid Suffolk
.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 49 civil parishes.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of East Suffolk
East Suffolk
East Suffolk, along with West Suffolk, was created in 1888 as an administrative county of England. The administrative county was based on the eastern quarter sessions division of Suffolk...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was created in 1934 by the merger of the disbanded Bosemere and Claydon Rural District and the disbanded East Stow Rural District
East Stow Rural District
East Stow was a rural district in East Suffolk, England from 1894 to 1934.It was created under the Local Government Act 1894, from the part of the Stow rural sanitary district that was in East Suffolk It was abolished in 1934 under a County Review Order...
, under a County Review Order
Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
.
It was named after the River Gipping
River Gipping
The River Gipping is the source river for the River Orwell in the county of Suffolk in East Anglia, England, which gave its name to the former Gipping Rural District and the village of Gipping....
and administered from Needham Market
Needham Market
Needham Market is a town in Suffolk, England. It initially grew around the wool combing industry, until the onset of the plague, which swept the town from 1663 to 1665. To prevent the spread of the disease, the town was chained at either end, which succeeded in its task but at the cost of...
. On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, and has since formed part of the District of Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Needham Market, and the largest town is Stowmarket.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Eye, Stowmarket urban district, Gipping Rural District, Hartismere Rural District and...
.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 49 civil parishes.
- AkenhamAkenhamAkenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in Eastern England. Located on the northwestern edge of Ipswich, in 2005 it had an estimated population of 60....
- AshbockingAshbockingAshbocking is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is about seven miles north of Ipswich, and according to the 2001 census had a population of 318....
- Ashfield-cum-Thorne
- BadleyBadleyBadley is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is located between Stowmarket and Needham Market, in the Mid Suffolk district. With an electorate of less than 100, it has an infrequent parish meeting rather than a parish council....
- BarnhamBarnhamBarnham, as a person, may refer to:*Alice Barnham , the wife Francis Bacon*Benedict Barnham , an English merchantBarnham, as a location, may refer to:*Barnham, Suffolk, a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England...
- BarkingBarking, SuffolkBarking is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, west of Needham Market....
- BattisfordBattisfordBattisford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is about south of Stowmarket, and is directly alongside Wattisham Airfield....
- BaylhamBaylhamBaylham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about seven miles northwest of Ipswich and six miles southeast of Stowmarket...
- Blakenham Magna
- Blakenham Parva
- BramfordBramfordBramford is a medium-sized village, three miles west of Ipswich, Suffolk, in the Mid Suffolk administrative district. Recorded in the Domesday Book as "Brunfort" or "Branfort". The River Gipping , runs at the bottom of the village and was a busy navigable waterway during the 19th century...
- Bricett Magna
- BuxhallBuxhallBuxhall is a village and a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The nearest town is Stowmarket. It is home to public house, Buxhall Windmill, and a village recreation ground with children's play area....
- ClaydonClaydon, SuffolkClaydon is a small village just north of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. The meaning of the name is 'clay-on-the-hill', though it is not much of a hill....
- CoddenhamCoddenhamCoddenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located to the north of the A14 road, the parish also includes the hamlet of Coddenham Green. In 2005 its population was 570....
- CombsCombs, SuffolkCombs is a hamlet in the English county of Suffolk. It is located directly to the south of Stowmarket, with a half-mile of glacial valley known locally as 'Slough'.-History:...
- Creeting St MaryCreeting St MaryCreeting St Mary is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Sandwiched between the A14 and A140 to the north of Needham Market, the parish also includes the hamlet of Creeting Bottoms. In 2005 its population was 710. The buck of a windmill survives in...
- Creeting St PeterCreeting St PeterCreeting St Peter, also known as West Creeting due to its location west of the larger Creeting St Mary, is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located to the north of the A14 road between Stowmarket and Needham Market, in 2005 its population was 260....
- CrowfieldCrowfield, SuffolkCrowfield is a village from Ipswich which is the county town of Suffolk. Crowfield is in Helmingham and Coddenham ward in the Mid Suffolk local authority in the East of England region.As at the 2001 Census, Mid Suffolk 007B had 2,034 residents...
- DebenhamDebenhamDebenham is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in Eastern England. In the 2001 census the population recorded was 1,728...
- Finborough Magna
- Finborough Parva
- FlowtonFlowtonFlowton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around three miles west of Ipswich, the parish also contains the hamlet of Flowton Brook. In 2005 its population was 120....
- FramsdenFramsdenFramsden village is north of Ipswich and south of the small market town of Debenham, Suffolk.The B1077 runs through the west of the Parish and the A1120 cuts across the north of the Parish....
- Gipping
- GosbeckGosbeckGosbeck is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around five miles north of Ipswich, in 2005 its population was 220.The parish contains Gosbeck Wood, an ancient woodland and SSSI....
- HarlestonHarleston, SuffolkHarleston is a village in Suffolk, UK, just south of the Haughley Bends on the A14. It is located between the villages of Shelland and Onehouse, about 3 miles east of Stowmarket...
- HaughleyHaughleyHaughley is a village in the English county of Suffolk.-External links:*...
- HelminghamHelminghamHelmingham is a village in Suffolk, England, 12 miles east of Stowmarket, and 12 miles north of Ipswich. It has a population of 170. It retains the same name by which it was recorded in Domesday....
- HemingstoneHemingstoneHemingstone is a village and parish in Suffolk, England 6.5 miles north of Ipswich.Hemingstone lies in the hundred of Bosmere. It is a small parish devoted largely to fruit farming with no significant amenities other than the village hall known as "Hemingstone Hut". The residents shop at the...
- HenleyHenley, SuffolkHenley is a small village just north of Ipswich in Suffolk, England.-Geography:Henley is positioned on a hill between two valleys. To the west of the village is a hill that extends down to the villages of Claydon and Barham situated in the Gipping Valley. East of the village is the Fynn Valley...
- MickfieldMickfieldMickfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around five miles north-east of Stowmarket, in 2005 its population was 200....
- Needham MarketNeedham MarketNeedham Market is a town in Suffolk, England. It initially grew around the wool combing industry, until the onset of the plague, which swept the town from 1663 to 1665. To prevent the spread of the disease, the town was chained at either end, which succeeded in its task but at the cost of...
- NettlesteadNettlestead, SuffolkNettlestead is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located to the north-west of Ipswich, in 2005 its population was 90....
- OfftonOfftonOffton is a village in Suffolk, England....
- Old NewtonOld NewtonOld Newton is a village in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located within the civil parish of Old Newton with Dagworth, the village is situated around two miles north of Stowmarket, to the east of the junction of the Great Eastern Main Line and the Ipswich to Ely Line. Until...
- OnehouseOnehouseOnehouse is a small village in the English county of Suffolk, about 3 miles west from the centre of Stowmarket near to the Golf Club.Recorded in Domesday variously as "Aneus", "Anehus" "Anuhus" and "Anhus" , today it is mainly modern housing for commuters with a few scattered older buildings. was...
- PettaughPettaughPettaugh is a village located within the district council area of Mid Suffolk, England.Pettaugh is a small village of a little over 200 inhabitants in 85 households, 10 miles north of Ipswich and 2½ miles south of Debenham, in the beautiful county of Suffolk...
- RingshallRingshallRingshall is the name of more than one place.In the United Kingdom:*Ringshall, Berkhamsted, a hamlet on the border between Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire*Ringshall, Suffolk*Ringshall Stocks, Suffolk...
- ShellandShellandShelland is a small village located just off the A14, 4 miles west of Stowmarket in Suffolk, England.Shelland consists of roughly 10 houses, a church and Shelland Green.Shelland is the second smallest village in suffolk, after the village of Shelly....
- Somersham
- Stonham AspalStonham AspalStonham Aspal is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around five miles east of Stowmarket, in 2005 its population was 590.The village contains the Ten Bells public house....
- Stonham EarlStonham EarlStonham Earl is a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located between the A14 and A140 to the east of Stowmarket, the parish contains the village of Earl Stonham , together with the hamlets of Forward Green and Middlewood Green. In 2005 its population was 650....
- Stonham Parva
- StowuplandStowuplandStowupland is a small village east of Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. Stowupland High School is found in the village.Stowupland is centred around several village greens and was the winner of the Suffolk "Village of the Year" competition in 2006...
- WetherdenWetherdenWetherden is a village in the county of Suffolk, England.Recorded in the Domesday book as 'Watdena' or 'Wederdena'The village has an estimated population of 540....
- WhittonWhitton, SuffolkWhitton is an ancient parish and now an area of Ipswich, in Suffolk. It is thought to have been a Saxon colony, possibly dating from the Saxon invasion of around 430 AD. It appears in the Domesday Book as Widituna, possibly meaning Hwita's farm or White's farm....
- WillishamWillishamWillisham is a small village in the suburbs of the county town of Ipswich, Suffolk.The small parish village has been present since the 18th century and was once home to wheat and barley farmers....
- WinstonWinston, SuffolkWinston is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around eight miles east of Stowmarket, in 2005 its population was 160. The parish also contains the villages of Winston Green and Fenn Street. There is a church and an old school room, and every...