Samford Rural District


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.

Parishes

Samford Rural District contained the following parishes:
OS Map ParishArea
Belstead1012
Bentley2801
Brantham1922
Burstall766
Capel St Mary1910
Chattisham714
Chelmondiston1293
Copdock932
East Bergholt3064
Erwarton1318
Freston1414
Great Wenham1108
Harkstead1727
Higham863
Hintlesham2828
Holbrook2203
Holton St Mary810
Little Wenham970
Raydon2335
Shelley928
Shotley2051
Sproughton2380
Stratford St Mary1432
Stutton2138
Tattingstone1637
Washbrook1414
Wherstead2019
Woolverstone951