Deben Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was created in 1934 by the merger of parts of the disbanded Bosmere and Claydon Rural District, the disbanded Plomesgate Rural District and the disbanded Woodbridge Rural District, under a County Review Order.[1] It was named after the River Deben and administered from Woodbridge.

Deben

Location within East Suffolk, 1934
History
 • Created1934
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded bySuffolk Coastal
StatusRural district
 • HQWoodbridge

Its area was reduced slightly in 1952 by an expansion of the county borough of Ipswich.

On 1 April 1974, it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and has since formed part of the District of Suffolk Coastal.

Statistics

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Year Area[2] Population
[3]
Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
1951 109,978 44,507 27,505 0.62
1961 109,310 44,237 32,309 0.73

Parishes

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At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 66 civil parishes.

References

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  1. ^ "Deben RD through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Deben RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Deben RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

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