Depwade 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 Depwade rural sanitary district, taking its name from the ancient Depwade hundred. It lay to the east of Diss Urban District.
In 1902 it took in the eastern part of the disbanded Guiltcross Rural District, thus completely encircling Diss except where that town bordered on Suffolk.
Thereafter its borders were unchanged until 1974, when the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 and became part of the South Norfolk district.
Statistics Year Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha)1911 32,271 19,933 0.621921 18,989 0.591931 17,690 0.551951 18,161 0.561961 17,332 0.54
Parishes Parish From To NotesAlburgh Ashwellthorpe Aslacton Billingford 1935 Added to ScoleBressingham 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RDBrockdish Bunwell Burston Carleton Rode Denton Dickleburgh Earsham Fersfield 1902 1935 Formerly Guiltcross RDForncett 1935 Merger of next 2 parishesForncett St Mary 1935 Forncett St Peter 1935 Fritton 1935 Added to Morning ThorpeFundenhall 1935 Added to AshwellthorpeGissing Hapton 1935 Added to TharstonHardwick 1935 Added to SheltonHempnall Long Stratton 1935 Merger of Stratton St Mary and Stratton St MichaelMorning Thorpe Moulton St Michael Needham Pulham Market Pulham St Mary Magdalene before 1947Pulham St. Mary Pulham St Mary the Virgin before 1947Redenhall with Harleston Roydon 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RDRushall 1935 Added to DickleburghScole Shelfanger 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RDShelton Shimpling 1935 Added to BurstonStarston Stratton St Mary 1935 Component of Long StrattonStratton St Michael 1935 Component of Long StrattonTacolneston Tasburgh Tharston Thelveton 1935 Added to ScoleThorpe Abbots 1935 Added to BrockdishTibenham Tivetshall St Margaret Tivetshall St Mary Wacton Winfarthing 1902 Formerly Guiltcross RD
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