Mitford and Launditch Rural District

Mitford and Launditch Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974.^[1]

Position within Norfolk, 1935 Boundaries on 1935 map.

It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Mitford and Launditch rural sanitary district, taking its name from the two ancient hundreds of Mitford and Launditch. It completely encircled East Dereham Urban District.

The district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 and became part of the Breckland district. Its boundaries never changed during its 80 year existence.

Statistics

Year	Area (ha) [2]	Population [3]	Density (pop/ha)
1911	41,429	18,698	0.45
1921		17,945	0.43
1931		17,107	0.41
1951		18,113	0.44
1961		17,651	0.43

Parishes

Parish	From	To	Notes
Bawdeswell
Beeston with Bittering
Beetley
Billingford
Bintree
Brisley
Bylaugh
Colkirk
Cranworth
East Bilney		1935	Added to Beetley
East Lexham		1935	Component of Lexham
East Tuddenham
Elsing
Foxley
Fransham	1935		Merger of Great Fransham and Ltttle Fransham
Garvestone
Gateley
Great Dunham
Great Fransham		1935	Component of Fransham
Gressenhall
Guist
Hardingham
Hockering
Hoe
Horningtoft
Kempstone
Letton		1935	Added to Cranworth
Lexham	1935		Merger of East Lexham and West Lexham
Litcham
Little Dunham
Little Fransham		1935	Component of Fransham
Longham
Lyng
Mattishall
Mattishall Burgh		1935	Added to Mattishall
Mileham
North Elmham
North Tuddenham
Oxwick and Pattesley		1935	Added to Colkirk
Reymerston		1935	Added to Garveston
Rougham
Scarning
Shipdham
Southburgh		1935	Added to Cranworth
Sparham
Stanfield
Swanton Morley
Thuxton		1935	Added to Garveston
Tittleshall
Twyford
Weasenham All Saints
Weasenham St Peter
Wellingham
Wendling		1935	Component of Lexham
West Lexham
Westfield		1935	Component of Whinburgh
Whinburgh
Whissonsett
Woodrising		1935	Added to Cranworth
Worthing		1935	Added to Hoe
Yaxham