Thingoe Rural District
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Thingoe Rural District was a rural district
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 West Suffolk
West Suffolk
West Suffolk was an administrative county of England created in 1889 from part of the county of Suffolk. It survived until 1974 when it was rejoined with East Suffolk. Its county town was Bury St Edmunds....

, 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 1894. On 1 April 1935 the parish of Depden
Depden
Depden is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 around five miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 200....

 was transferred to the Clare Rural District
Clare Rural District
Clare Rural District was a rural district in the county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Lidgate and Ousden from the disbanded Moulton Rural District, Cavendish and Hawkedon from the Melford Rural District and...

. On the same date the district was enlarged by the transfer of the civil parishes of Barnham
Barnham
Barnham, 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...

, Barningham
Barningham
Barningham may refer to:*Barningham, County Durham*Barningham, Suffolk*Little Barningham, Norfolk*North Barningham, Norfolk...

, Coney Weston
Coney Weston
Coney Weston is a village in Suffolk, within the St. Edmundsbury district. It is a primarily rural residential town that has dormitory town status. It is north of Ixworth and from Bury St...

, Euston
Euston, Suffolk
Euston is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A1088 around two miles south of Thetford, in 2005 its population was 130....

, Fakenham Magna
Fakenham Magna
Fakenham Magna is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A1088 around eight miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds and four miles south-east of Thetford, in 2005 its population was 160....

, Hepworth
Hepworth, Suffolk
Hepworth is a village in the St Edmundsbury District, in the English county of Suffolk. Nearby settlements include the villages of Stanton and Barningham. For transport there is the A143 road nearby. Hepworth has a pub and a place of worship.-References:***...

, Honington
Honington, Suffolk
Honington is a small village in the county of Suffolk in England, located near the county's border with Norfolk border. The village lies on the River Blackbourn, approximately 8 miles from Bury St Edmunds and 6 miles from Thetford, Norfolk....

, Hopton
Hopton, Suffolk
Hopton is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located just south of the Norfolk border on the B1111 road between Stanton and Garboldisham, in 2005 it had a population of 650...

, Knettishall
Knettishall
Knettishall is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the south bank of the River Little Ouse , in 2005 it had a population of 40...

, Market Weston
Market Weston
Market Weston is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located near the Norfolk border around seven miles east-south-east of Thetford, in 2005 its population was 260. The parish also contains the Weston Fen SSSI.The village was given a market...

, Sapiston
Sapiston
Sapiston is a small village in the county of Suffolk in England, UK located near the Suffolk-Norfolk border. It is in northern Suffolk lying on the river Blackbourn...

, and Thelnetham
Thelnetham
Thelnetham is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the southern bank of the River Little Ouse , six miles west of Diss, in 2005 its population was 230....

 from the disbanded Brandon Rural District.

It was named after the ancient Hundred
Hundred (division)
A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in England, Wales, Denmark, South Australia, some parts of the United States, Germany , Sweden, Finland and Norway, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions...

 of Thingoe ("thing-hoe" - "assembly-mound") and administered from Bury St Edmunds, which it surrounded.

Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the Borough of St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury (borough)
St Edmundsbury is a local government district and borough in Suffolk, England. It is named after its main town, Bury St Edmunds. The second town in the district is Haverhill....

.

At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 58 civil parishes.








  • Ampton
    Ampton
    Ampton is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England, about five miles north of Bury St Edmunds.According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is Amma's homestead. The Domesday Book records the population of Ampton in 1086 to be 23...

  • Bardwell
    Bardwell, Suffolk
    Bardwell is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England.- History and Amenities :The Domesday Book records the population of Bardwell in 1086 to be 86.The River Blackbourne passes about half a mile west of the village...

  • Barnham
    Barningham, Suffolk
    Barningham is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England, about twelve miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds itself. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is the homestead of Beorn's people. The Domesday Book records the population of Barningham...

  • Barningham
    Barningham
    Barningham may refer to:*Barningham, County Durham*Barningham, Suffolk*Little Barningham, Norfolk*North Barningham, Norfolk...

  • Barrow
    Barrow, Suffolk
    -External links:Hidden East Anglia:Landscape Legends of Norfolk & Suffolk http://www.hiddenea.com/suffolkb.htm...

  • Bradfield Combust
    Bradfield Combust
    Bradfield Combust is a village in Suffolk, England. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name of "Bradfield" is "the wide fold" . "Combust" is derived from "Combusta" Latin fem. = burnt or burned; medieval syn...

  • Bradfield St Clare
  • Bradfield St George
    Bradfield St George
    Bradfield St. George is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is the wide field. The Domesday Book records the population of Bradfield St. George in 1086 to be 76 this includes Bradfield Combust and...

  • Brockley
    Brockley, Suffolk
    Brockley is a civil parish in the St Edmundsbury borough of Suffolk, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 281.It is situated approximately south of Bury St Edmunds and north of Sudbury on the B1066...

  • Chedburgh
    Chedburgh
    Chedburgh is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 around five miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 650....

  • Chevington
  • Coney Weston
    Coney Weston
    Coney Weston is a village in Suffolk, within the St. Edmundsbury district. It is a primarily rural residential town that has dormitory town status. It is north of Ixworth and from Bury St...

  • Culford
    Culford
    Culford is a small village about north of Bury St Edmunds in the English county of Suffolk. The villageis based around a straight road called "The Street" and there are also some smaller residential areas in Culford, like Benyon gardens, a complex of small lanes...

  • Denham St Mary
  • Euston
    Euston, Suffolk
    Euston is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A1088 around two miles south of Thetford, in 2005 its population was 130....


  • Fakenham Magna
    Fakenham Magna
    Fakenham Magna is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A1088 around eight miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds and four miles south-east of Thetford, in 2005 its population was 160....

  • Flempton
    Flempton
    Flempton is a village in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England. It is on the A1101 road from Bury St Edmunds.The East of England Regional Assembly is based in Flempton House. The village pub is The Greyhound on The Green...

  • Fornham All Saints
    Fornham All Saints
    Fornham All Saints is a small settlement in Suffolk, England in the St_Edmundsbury area. It is north-northwest of the town of Bury St Edmunds and 500m west of Fornham_St_Genevieve....

  • Fornham St Genevieve
    Fornham St Genevieve
    Fornham St Genevieve is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around 500m north of Fornham_St_Martin and a mile and half north of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 110...

  • Fornham St Martin
    Fornham St Martin
    Fornham St Martin is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the northern outskirts of Bury St Edmunds off east and west from the A134, in 2005 its population was 1300...

  • Great Barton
    Great Barton
    Great Barton is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England, about three miles from Bury St Edmunds. According to Eilert Ekwall, the meaning of the village name is barley enclosure/demesne farm or outlying grange...

  • Great Livermere
    Great Livermere
    Great Livermere is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around four miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 230....

  • Great Saxham
    Great Saxham
    Great Saxham is a village in Suffolk, England. The village appears as Sexham in the Domesday Book, and Saxham Magna in 1254....

  • Great Whelnetham
    Great Whelnetham
    Great Whelnetham is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around two miles south of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 820....

  • Hardwick
  • Hargrave
    Hargrave, Suffolk
    Hargrave is a village in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England, about 7 miles south west of Bury St Edmunds. Lying at the crossroads from Ousden and Lady's Green and Chevington...

  • Hawstead
  • Hengrave
    Hengrave
    Hengrave is a small village in Suffolk, England. It is near the town of Bury St Edmunds....

  • Hepworth
    Hepworth, Suffolk
    Hepworth is a village in the St Edmundsbury District, in the English county of Suffolk. Nearby settlements include the villages of Stanton and Barningham. For transport there is the A143 road nearby. Hepworth has a pub and a place of worship.-References:***...

  • Honington
    Honington, Suffolk
    Honington is a small village in the county of Suffolk in England, located near the county's border with Norfolk border. The village lies on the River Blackbourn, approximately 8 miles from Bury St Edmunds and 6 miles from Thetford, Norfolk....


  • Hopton
    Hopton, Suffolk
    Hopton is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located just south of the Norfolk border on the B1111 road between Stanton and Garboldisham, in 2005 it had a population of 650...

  • Horringer
    Horringer
    Horringer is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 around two miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 890.-Demography:...

  • Ickworth
    Ickworth
    Ickworth is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 around a mile and a half south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 30....

  • Ingham
    Ingham, Suffolk
    Ingham is a small village in Suffolk, England, located about six miles north of Bury St Edmunds on the A143 to Thetford in Norfolk. The village boasts a single church, post office and a pub, the Cadogan Arms which closed in 2006 for refurbishment....

  • Ixworth
    Ixworth
    Ixworth is a village and civil parish in the Borough of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk, United Kingdom. It is some northeast of Bury St Edmunds, on the A143 road to Diss and has a population of 2,177. Retrieved 2009-09-28]-Earthworks:...

  • Ixworth Thorpe
    Ixworth Thorpe
    Ixworth Thorpe is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A1088 around a mile north-west of sister village Ixworth and five miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 60....

  • Knettishall
    Knettishall
    Knettishall is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the south bank of the River Little Ouse , in 2005 it had a population of 40...

  • Lackford
    Lackford
    Lackford is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around four miles north-west of Bury St Edmunds on the A1101, in 2005 it had a population of 270....

  • Little Livermere
    Little Livermere
    Little Livermere is a village in England situated about north of Bury St Edmunds, in an area of Suffolk known as the Breckland.The village was almost entirely demolished in the 18th century when a park and mere were created in the grounds of the stately home, which was itself destroyed in the 1920s...

  • Little Saxham
    Little Saxham
    Little Saxham is a small village in Suffolk, England. The village appears as Sexham in the Domesday Book and as Saxham Parva in 1254.Its church, St Nicholas, is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk...

  • Little Whelnetham
    Little Whelnetham
    Little Whelnetham is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around two miles south of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 180....

  • Market Weston
    Market Weston
    Market Weston is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located near the Norfolk border around seven miles east-south-east of Thetford, in 2005 its population was 260. The parish also contains the Weston Fen SSSI.The village was given a market...

  • Nowton
    Nowton
    Nowton is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the southern edge of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 140....

  • Pakenham
    Pakenham, Suffolk
    Pakenham is a village in the English county of Suffolk.It is to the east of Bury St. Edmunds and it administered as part of the borough of St Edmundsbury, until local government reorganisation in 1974 it was part of Thingoe Rural District...

  • Rede
    Rede, Suffolk
    Rede is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around five miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 160....


  • Risby
  • Rougham
    Rougham
    Rougham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 152 in 69 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland....

  • Rushbrooke
  • Sapiston
    Sapiston
    Sapiston is a small village in the county of Suffolk in England, UK located near the Suffolk-Norfolk border. It is in northern Suffolk lying on the river Blackbourn...

  • Stanningfield
    Stanningfield
    Stanningfield is a village in the parish of Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield, in the St Edmundsbury District, in the English county of Suffolk. The village also consists of the area Hoggard's Green...

  • Stanton
    Stanton, Suffolk
    Stanton is village situated in north Suffolk, about nine miles north-east of Bury St. Edmunds, on the A143 road to Diss. Close to the village lies the former WW II airfield RAF Shepherds Grove, where American forces were based. One of the main landmarks in the village is the fine restored windmill...

  • Thelnetham
    Thelnetham
    Thelnetham is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the southern bank of the River Little Ouse , six miles west of Diss, in 2005 its population was 230....

  • Timworth
    Timworth
    Timworth is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around two miles north of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 50....

  • Troston
    Troston
    Troston is a village in the English county of Suffolk.It is around five miles north-north-east of Bury St Edmunds. Its parish church contains rare mediaeval wall paintings including dragon-slaying and the Martyrdom of St Edmund...

  • Westley
    Westley, Suffolk
    Westley is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the western outskirts of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 180....

  • West Stow
    West Stow
    West Stow is a small parish in West Suffolk, England.The village lies north of Bury St. Edmunds, south of Mildenhall and Thetford and west of the villages of Culford and Ingham in the area known as the Breckland.This area is located near the Lark River Valley and populated from AD 420-650.it is...

  • Whepstead
  • Wordwell
    Wordwell
    Wordwell is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, about five miles North of Bury St Edmunds. The village was hit by the Black Death in 1348 and never recovered in terms of population; in 2005 it was estimated to have only 20 residents...


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