Walsingham Rural District was a rural district

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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

, 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 1934 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Hindolveston

Hindolveston

Hindolveston is a Village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The Village is west south west of Cromer, north north west of Norwich and north east of London. The village lies south of the town of Holt. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which...

, Thurning

Thurning, Norfolk

Thurning, Norfolk, is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and district of North Norfolk, near the border with Broadland.-Location and description:...

, Wood Norton

Wood Norton, Norfolk

Wood Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located some east of Fakenham and north-west of Norwich.The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 221 in 94 households...

 (from the disbanded Aylesham Rural District) and Briston

Briston

Briston is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is east north east of the town of Fakenham, west south west of Cromer, north north west of the city of Norwich, and north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern...

 (from the Erpingham Rural District).
On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....

, and has since formed part of the District of North Norfolk

North Norfolk

North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Cromer. The council headquarters can be found approximately out of the town of Cromer on the Holt Road.-History:...

.

At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 38 civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

es.

• Barsham
  Barsham, Norfolk
  Barsham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, and includes the villages of East Barsham, North Barsham, West Barsham and Houghton St Giles. The villages are all situated with 3 km of each other, about 5 km north of the town of Fakenham and 45 km north-west of the city...
  
  
• Binham
  Binham
  Binham is a coastal village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.The village is north west of Norwich, west of Cromer and north north east of London. The village lies east south east of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea.The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern...
  
  
• Blakeney
  Blakeney, Norfolk
  Blakeney is a coastal village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Blakeney lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. The North Norfolk Coastal Path passes through the village...
  
  
• Briningham
  Briningham
  Briningham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 9.9 miles east north east of the town of Fakenham, 13.3 miles west south west of Cromer, 22.3 miles north north west of the city of Norwich, and 124 miles north north east of London...
  
  
• Brinton
  Brinton, Norfolk
  Brinton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 10.8 miles east north east of the town of Fakenham, 13.1 miles west south west of Cromer and 125 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs...
  
  
• Briston
  Briston
  Briston is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is east north east of the town of Fakenham, west south west of Cromer, north north west of the city of Norwich, and north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern...
  
  
• Dunton
  Dunton, Norfolk
  Dunton is a small village in the English county of Norfolk. It is located about west of the market town of Fakenham. It is close to the village of Sculthorpe and RAF Sculthorpe airfield....
  
  
• Fakenham
  Fakenham
  Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, some north east of King's Lynn, south west of Cromer, and north west of Norwich....
  
  
• Field Dalling
  Field Dalling
  Field Dalling is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated about west of Holt and about miles from the coast.The parish also includes the village of Saxlingham, which is east of the village of Field Dalling...
  
  
• Fulmodestone
• Great Ryburgh
  Great Ryburgh
  Great Ryburgh is a village in the English county of Norfolk. Administratively the village is within the civil parish of Ryburgh along with Little Ryburgh, in the district of North Norfolk....
  
  
• Great Snoring
  Great Snoring
  Great Snoring is a rural village in North Norfolk by the River Stiffkey, in the east of England. Its population in the 2001 census was 168, a dramatic decrease since 1841 when it was 556 .At the centre of the village is the 13th century St. Mary's Church and the Old Rectory...
  
  
• Gunthorpe
  Gunthorpe, Norfolk
  Gunthorpe is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 8.6 miles east north east of the town of Fakenham, 14.9 miles west south west of Cromer and 122 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs...
  
  
• Helhoughton
  Helhoughton
  Helhoughton is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is west-south-west of the town of Fakenham, west-northwest of Norwich and north-northeast of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest...
  
  
• Hempton
  Hempton
  Hempton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south west of Fakenham, north west of Norwich and north east of London. The village straddles the A1065 between Fakenham and Swaffham. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which...
  
  
• Hindolveston
  Hindolveston
  Hindolveston is a Village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The Village is west south west of Cromer, north north west of Norwich and north east of London. The village lies south of the town of Holt. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which...
  
  
• Hindringham
  Hindringham
  Hindringham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north east of the town of Fakenham, west of Cromer and north of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich...
  
  
• Holkham
  Holkham
  Holkham is a village and civil parish in the north-west of the county of Norfolk, England. Besides the small village, the parish includes the major stately home and estate of Holkham Hall, and an attractive beach at Holkham Gap...
  
  
• Kettlestone
  Kettlestone
  Kettlestone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 177 in 85 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk....
  
  
• Langham
  Langham, Norfolk
  Langham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 14.7 miles west of Cromer, 27.2 miles north north west of Norwich and 126 miles north north east of London. The village lies 5.2 miles west north west of the town of Holt. The village is 2 miles inland from...
  
  
• Little Ryburgh
• Little Snoring
  Little Snoring
  Little Snoring is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is east-north-east of the town of Fakenham, west-south-west of Cromer and north-north-east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham,...
  
  
• Melton Constable
  Melton Constable
  Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 518 in 225 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk...
  
  
• Morston
  Morston
  Morston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 86 in 42 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk....
  
  
• Pudding Norton
  Pudding Norton
  Pudding Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 267 in 126 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk....
  
  
• Raynham
  Raynham, Norfolk
  Raynham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, consisting of the villages of South, East and West Raynham.It covers an area of and had a population of 257 in 113 households as of the 2001 census....
  
  
• Sculthorpe
  Sculthorpe, Norfolk
  Sculthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some north-west of Fakenham and south-east of South Creake.The civil parish has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 744 in 312 households...
  
  
• Stibbard
  Stibbard
  Stibbard is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south-west of Cromer, north-west of Norwich and north-east of London. The village lies south-east of the nearby town of Fakenham. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs...
  
  
• Stiffkey
  Stiffkey
  Stiffkey is a village and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A149 coast road, some east of Wells-next-the-Sea, west of Blakeney, and north-west of the city of Norwich....
  
  
• Swanton Novers
  Swanton Novers
  Swanton Novers is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is west-south-west of Cromer, north-north-west of Norwich and north-north-east of London. The village lies south-west of the town of Holt. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern...
  
  
• Tattersett
  Tattersett
  Tattersett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 902 in 390 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk....
  
  
• Thurning
  Thurning, Norfolk
  Thurning, Norfolk, is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and district of North Norfolk, near the border with Broadland.-Location and description:...
  
  
• Thursford
  Thursford
  Thursford is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 16.3 miles south-west of Cromer, 24.5 miles north-west of Norwich and 121 miles north-east of London. The village lies 6.9 miles north-west of the nearby town of Fakenham. The nearest railway station is at...
  
  
• Walsingham
  Walsingham
  Walsingham is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is famed for its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary and as a major pilgrimage centre...
  
  
• Warham
  Warham, Norfolk
  Warham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about inland from the north Norfolk coast, south-east of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea and north-west of the city of Norwich....
  
  
• Wighton
  Wighton
  Wighton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some south of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea, north of the town of Fakenham, and north-west of the city of Norwich. The medieval pilgrimage centre of Walsingham lies to the south.The civil parish has...
  
  
• Wiveton
  Wiveton
  Wiveton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the west bank of the River Glaven, inland from the coast and directly across the river from the village of Cley next the Sea...
  
  
• Wood Norton
  Wood Norton, Norfolk
  Wood Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located some east of Fakenham and north-west of Norwich.The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 221 in 94 households...