Marshland Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974.
It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Marshland rural sanitary district, and was named after the Freebridge Marshland hundred. It covered an area to the west of King's Lynn on the borders of Lincolnshire and the Isle of Ely.
In 1930 a new parish of Nordelph was created in Downham RD, taking land mostly out of the Marshland RD parishes of Upwell and Outwell.
During the period 1933-1935 it absorbed most of the area of the disbanded Walsoken Urban District, with other minor boundary changes.
In 1974, the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the West Norfolk district.
Statistics Year Area (ha) Population Density (pop/ha)1911 22,085 12,382 0.561921 15,589 0.711931 20,676 14,130 0.681951 22,890 16,570 0.721961 16,994 0.74
Parishes Parish From To Notes Clenchwarton Emneth Marshland St James 1935 Created from parts of 11 parishes Outwell Terrington St Clement Terrington St John Tilney All Saints Tilney St Lawrence Tilney with Islington 1935 Most to Tilney St Lawrence, some to Marshland St James Upwell Walpole St Andrew Walpole St Peter Walsoken 1934 Previously Walsoken UD West Walton
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