Samford Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1974. It was created out of the earlier Samford rural sanitary district. It was named after the historic hundred of Samford, whose boundaries it closely matched, containing the same parishes.
Under the East Suffolk County Review Order of 1934, the only changes made were a revision of the boundary with the county borough of Ipswich. This boundary was revised again in 1952.
Under the Local Government Act 1972, Samford Rural District was abolished in 1974, and its area became part of the district of Babergh.
Statistics Year Area Population Density(pop/ha) acres ha1911 45,347 18,351 13,868 0.761921 14,640 0.801931 13,931 0.761951 45,139 18,267 15,324 0.841961 45,030 18,223 14,509 0.80
Parishes Samford Rural District contained the following parishes:
OS Map (1946) Parish Area (acres)Belstead1012Bentley2801Brantham1922Burstall766Capel St Mary1910Chattisham714Chelmondiston1293Copdock932East Bergholt3064Erwarton1318Freston1414Great Wenham1108Harkstead1727Higham863Hintlesham2828Holbrook2203Holton St Mary810Little Wenham970Raydon2335Shelley928Shotley2051Sproughton2380Stratford St Mary1432Stutton2138Tattingstone1637Washbrook1414Wherstead2019Woolverstone951
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