Erpingham Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England, from 1894 to 1974.

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 and was based on the Erpingham rural sanitary district, taking its name from the ancient North and South Erpingham hundreds – but initially did not include some parishes from these hundreds, including Erpingham parish itself. The Rural District (RD) lay on the north coast of Norfolk around the Urban Districts of Cromer and, later, Sheringham (created 1901, extended 1914).

In 1935, Erpingham RD took in several parishes from Aylsham Rural District, and ceded smaller areas to Walsingham and Smallburgh RDs.

In 1974, the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the North Norfolk district.

Statistics Year Area (ha) Population Density(pop/ha)1911 25,179 17,137 0.681921 25,158 17,890 0.711931 17,018 0.681951 28,777 19,516 0.681961 28,773 18,479 0.64

Parishes Parish From To NotesAlby with Thwaite 1935 Formerly Aylsham RDAldborough Antingham Aylmerton Baconsthorpe Barningham Norwood 1935 Added to GreshamBarningham Winter 1935 Added to MatlaskBeeston Regis Bessingham 1935 Added to SusteadBodham Briston 1935 To Walsingham RDCley next the Sea Colby 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD (including Banningham)Corpusty 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD (including Saxthorpe)East Beckham Edgefield Erpingham 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD (including Calthorpe)Felbrigg Gimingham Glandford with Bayfield 1935 See Letheringsett with GlandfordGresham Gunton 1935 Added to HanworthHanworth Hempstead High Kelling Holt Hunworth 1935 Added to StodyIngworth 1935 Formerly Aylsham RDItteringham 1935 Formerly Aylsham RD (including Mannington)Kelling Knapton 1935 To Smallburgh RDLetheringsett 1935 See Letheringsett with GlandfordLetheringsett with Glandford 1935 Merger of Letheringsett and Glandford with BayfieldLittle Barningham 1935 Formerly Aylsham RDMatlask Metton 1935 Added to SusteadMundesley Northrepps Overstrand Plumstead Roughton Runton Salthouse Sheringham 1901 Partly formed Sheringham UD, rest as Upper SheringhamSidestrand Southrepps Stody Suffield Sustead Thornage Thorpe Market Thurgarton 1935 Added to AldboroughTrimingham Trunch 1935 To Smallburgh RDUpper Sheringham 1901 Formerly part of Sheringham parishWest Beckham Weybourne Wickmere Formerly Aylsham RD (including Wolterton)

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