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Cosford Rural District

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Cosford

Location within West Suffolk, 1894
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byBabergh
StatusRural district

Cosford Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894 out of the earlier Cosford rural sanitary district, except for Hadleigh parish which was made a separate urban district. Only minor adjustments were made to its boundary in the reorganisation of 1935.[1] It was named after the historic hundred of Cosford, although the rural district covered a significantly larger area that included most of Cosford hundred (with the notable exception of Hadleigh) and part of the neighbouring hundred of Babergh.

Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the local government district of Babergh.

Parishes

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Cosford RD contained the parishes of

Statistics

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Year Area[2] Population
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Density
(pop/ha)
acres ha
1911 48,573 19,657 11,808 0.60
1921 10,392 0.53
1931 9,551 0.49
1951 48,530 19,640 9,536 0.49
1961 48,529 19,639 9,068 0.46

References

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  1. ^ "Cosford 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 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Cosford RD through time: Population Statistics: Area (acres)". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Cosford RD through time: Population Statistics: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 July 2017.