Thedwastre Rural District

Thedwastre
Area
  1901 34,126 acres (138.1 km²)
  1971 34,126 acres (138.1 km²)
Population
  1901 9,075
  1971[1] 10,692
History
  Created 1894
  Abolished 1974
Status Rural district
  HQ Thurston

Thedwastre was a rural district in West Suffolk, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894, from the part of the Stow Rural Sanitary District which was in West Suffolk (the rest forming East Stow Rural District in East Suffolk). It was named after the historic hundred of Thedwastre.

The district was abolished in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and went to form part of the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk.

Parishes

The rural district comprised the following civil parishes:

References

  1. Thedwastre RD (Vision of Britain), accessed 8 October 2007
  2. F.A. Youngs Jr., Guide to the Administrative Units of England, Vol.1: Southern England, London, 1979

Coordinates: 52°14′N 0°53′E / 52.24°N 0.89°E / 52.24; 0.89

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