Clare Rural District
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Clare Rural District was a rural district
in the county
of West Suffolk
, England
. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Lidgate
and Ousden
from the disbanded Moulton Rural District
, Cavendish
and Hawkedon
from the Melford Rural District
and Depden
from the Thingoe Rural District
. It was named after and administered from Clare.
Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the Borough of St Edmundsbury
.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 24 civil parishes.
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of West Suffolk
West Suffolk
West Suffolk was an administrative county of England created in 1889 from part of the county of Suffolk. It survived until 1974 when it was rejoined with East Suffolk. Its county town was Bury St Edmunds....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Lidgate
Lidgate
Lidgate is a small village and a civil parish in the St Edmundsbury District, in the English county of Suffolk. Lidgate is located on the B1063 road in between the towns of Newmarket and Clare. Lidgate has a place of worship and a castle called Lidgate Castle. The population of Lidgate is around...
and Ousden
Ousden
Ousden is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around six miles west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 260.-External links:*...
from the disbanded Moulton Rural District
Moulton Rural District
Moulton was a rural district in Suffolk, England from 1894 to 1935. It covered the area to the east of the town of Newmarket.The district was created in 1894 as the Suffolk part of the Newmarket rural sanitary district, the Cambridgeshire part becoming Newmarket Rural District.It was abolished in...
, Cavendish
Cavendish, Suffolk
Cavendish is a village and civil parish in the Stour Valley in Suffolk, England. It is from Bury St Edmunds and from Newmarket.It is believed that Cavendish is called so because a man called Cafa used to own a pasture or 'edisc' there, and it therefore became known as Cafa's Edisc and eventually...
and Hawkedon
Hawkedon
Hawkedon is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around seven miles south-south-west of Bury St Edmunds, the parish also contains the hamlet of Thurston End, and in 2005 had a population of 120. The majority of the village is classed as a...
from the Melford Rural District
Melford Rural District
Melford Rural District was a rural district in the county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Sudbury rural sanitary district in West Suffolk .On 1 April 1935 it lost the parishes of Cavendish and Hawkedon to the Clare Rural...
and Depden
Depden
Depden is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 around five miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 200....
from the Thingoe Rural District
Thingoe Rural District
Thingoe Rural District was a rural district in the county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 the parish of Depden was transferred to the Clare Rural District...
. It was named after and administered from Clare.
Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the Borough of St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury (borough)
St Edmundsbury is a local government district and borough in Suffolk, England. It is named after its main town, Bury St Edmunds. The second town in the district is Haverhill....
.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 24 civil parishes.
- BarnardistonBarnardistonBarnardiston is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England. The village is located about four miles north-east of Haverhill off the A143....
(with Monks' Risbridge) - CavendishCavendish, SuffolkCavendish is a village and civil parish in the Stour Valley in Suffolk, England. It is from Bury St Edmunds and from Newmarket.It is believed that Cavendish is called so because a man called Cafa used to own a pasture or 'edisc' there, and it therefore became known as Cafa's Edisc and eventually...
- ClareClare, SuffolkClare is a small town on the north bank of the River Stour in Suffolk, England.Clare is from Bury St Edmunds and from Sudbury. It lies in the 'South and Heart of Suffolk' . As a cloth town, it is one of Suffolk's 'threads'. Clare is the current holder of Village of the Year and has won the...
- CowlingeCowlingeCowlinge, pronounced "Coolinje", is a picturesque English village located in the southwest corner of Suffolk, close to the Cambridgeshire and Essex borders.- Village name :Over the years it has been known by many names.Culinge - 11th century....
- DenstonDenstonDenston is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around eight miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 120. The entire village is designated as a conservation area....
- DepdenDepdenDepden is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 around five miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 200....
- Great BradleyGreat BradleyGreat Bradley is a village in Suffolk, England. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is the "wide clearing". The Domesday Book records the population of Great Bradley in 1086 to be 57...
- Great ThurlowGreat ThurlowGreat Thurlow is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Situated around three miles north of Haverhill, in 2005 its population was 980....
- Great WrattingGreat WrattingGreat Wratting is a village and civil parish in England, about four miles from Haverhill, Suffolk, in the valley of the River Stour. There is a ford across the Stour in the centre of the village, where bathing and fishing are common pursuits.The river here is heavily populated by crayfish, a non...
- HawkedonHawkedonHawkedon is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around seven miles south-south-west of Bury St Edmunds, the parish also contains the hamlet of Thurston End, and in 2005 had a population of 120. The majority of the village is classed as a...
- HundonHundonHundon is a village and civil parish in the Borough of St Edmundsbury in the English county of Suffolk. It has a primary school, post office, pub and two places of worship. The village is about north west of the small town of Clare, and from the larger town of Haverhill.-External links:* * * *...
- KedingtonKedingtonKedington is a village located between Clare and Haverhill in south-west Suffolk.Known as Kidituna in the Domesday Book , there were 280 people living there at that time....
- LidgateLidgateLidgate is a small village and a civil parish in the St Edmundsbury District, in the English county of Suffolk. Lidgate is located on the B1063 road in between the towns of Newmarket and Clare. Lidgate has a place of worship and a castle called Lidgate Castle. The population of Lidgate is around...
- Little BradleyLittle BradleyLittle Bradley is a small village in Suffolk, England. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is the wide clearing. The Domesday Book records the population of Little Bradley in 1086 to be 57...
- Little ThurlowLittle ThurlowLittle Thurlow is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around a mile north-east of sister village Great Thurlow, and four miles north of Haverhill, in 2005 its population was 230.-External links:...
- Little WrattingLittle WrattingLittle Wratting is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the north-eastern edge of Haverhill, in 2005 its population was 160....
- OusdenOusdenOusden is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around six miles west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 260.-External links:*...
- PoslingfordPoslingfordPoslingford is a small village situated approximately 1¾ miles to the north of Clare, Suffolk, England.Poslingford lies near to a stream that feeds the River Stour , and the main part of the village follows the line of The Street , rising approximately 18m in height above sea level from south to...
- StansfieldStansfieldStansfield is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located seven miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 230. The parish also contains the hamlets of Assington Green, Purton Green, Upper Street and Lower Street....
- Stoke-by-ClareStoke-by-ClareStoke-by-Clare is a small village in Suffolk located in the valley of the River Stour, about two miles west of Clare.In 1124 Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford moved the Benedictine Priory that had been established at his castle in Clare to Stoke-by-Clare. The Priory, which was controlled by...
- StradishallStradishallStradishall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of St Edmundsbury in the English county of Suffolk.The Royal Air Force operated an airfield near Stradishall, RAF Stradishall, which was operational between 1938 and 1970. The former airfield is now the site of two category C prisons: HMP...
- WickhambrookWickhambrookWickhambrook is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England.Located around ten miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, halfway to Haverhill off the A143.The village was recorded in Domesday as "Wicham"....
- WithersfieldWithersfieldWithersfield is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around a mile north of Haverhill, in 2005 its population was 430....
- WixoeWixoeWixoe is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the northern bank of the River Stour, two miles south-east of Haverhill, in 2005 its population was 140....