Plomesgate Rural District
{{Short description|Former rural district in East Suffolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox historic subdivision|
|Name= Plomesgate
|HQ= Plomesgate House, Chapel Lane, Wickham Market
|Status= Rural district
|Start= 28 December 1894
|End= 31 March 1934
|Replace= Blyth Rural District and Deben Rural District
|Map=File:Plomesgate RD 1894.png
Location within East Suffolk, 1894
|Image=
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Plomesgate Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1934.
History
The district had its origins in the Plomesgate Poor Law Union, which had been created in 1835. It was named after the historic hundred of Plomesgate, although it covered a significantly larger area that included most, but not all, of the historic hundred. A workhouse was built to serve the poor law union in 1836{{ndash}}1837 on Chapel Lane in Wickham Market.{{cite web |last1=Higginbotham |first1=Peter |title=Plomesgate Workhouse |url=https://www.workhouses.org.uk/Plomesgate/ |website=The Workhouse |access-date=12 March 2022}} In 1872, sanitary districts were established, with responsibility for public health and local government given to the boards of guardians of poor law unions for areas without urban authorities. The Plomesgate Rural Sanitary District initially covered the same area as the Plomesgate Poor Law Union, but in 1885 the town of Aldeburgh became a municipal borough and thereafter formed its own urban sanitary district.{{cite web |title=Plomesgate Rural Sanitary District |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10137081 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=12 March 2022}}
Under the Local Government Act 1894, rural sanitary districts became rural districts on 28 December 1894. Plomesgate Rural District Council held its first meeting on 31 December 1894 at the Plomesgate Union Workhouse (later known as Plomesgate House) in Wickham Market. George Walker, the previous chairman of the board of guardians, was appointed the first chairman of the council.{{cite news |title=Plomesgate |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=East Anglian Daily Times |date=1 January 1895 |location=Ipswich |page=7}} Plomesgate House served as the council's meeting place throughout the period the council existed.{{cite news |title=Closing meeting of Plomesgate Rural Council |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Diss Express |date=16 March 1934 |page=5}}
In 1900 the parish of Saxmundham was made an urban district, removing it from the Plomesgate Rural District.{{cite web|publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth|title=Saxmundham CP/AP through time: Census tables with data for the Local Government District|website=A Vision of Britain through Time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10267493#tab02|accessdate=10 Jul 2017}}
In 1934, under a County Review Order, Plomesgate Rural District was abolished and most of its parishes transferred to the new Blyth and Deben Rural Districts. The parish of Kenton, which was detached from the rest of the Plomesgate Rural District, became part of Hartismere Rural District. The parish of Hazlewood was abolished at the same time, being split between the parish of Friston (which went to Blyth Rural District) and the borough of Aldeburgh.
Statistics
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Density | ||||
| acres
! ha | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3" | 72,629 | style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3" | 29,392 | style="text-align:right;" | 15,708 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.53 |
| 1921 | style="text-align:right;" | 14,940 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.51 | ||
| 1931 | style="text-align:right;" | 13,967 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.48 |
Parishes
Plomesgate Rural District comprised the following civil parishes:{{cite web |title=Plomesgate Rural District |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025588 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=12 March 2022}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Parish || From || To || Subsequent district || class="unsortable" | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benhall | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Blaxhall | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Brandeston | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Bruisyard | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Butley | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Campsey Ash | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Chillesford | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Cransford | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Cretingham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Earl Soham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Easton | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Eyke | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Farnham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Framlingham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Friston | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Gedgrave | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Great Glemham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Hacheston | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Havergate Island | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Hazlewood | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | abolished | Parish abolished same time as Plomesgate Rural District, being split between Aldeburgh Municipal Borough and Friston parish in Blyth Rural District. |
| Hoo | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Iken | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Kenton | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Hartismere RD | |
| Kettleburgh | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Letheringham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Little Glemham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Marlesford | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Monewden | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Orford | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Parham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Rendham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Rendlesham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Saxmundham | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|30 Sep 1900}} | Saxmundham UD | Became an urban district on 1 October 1900.{{cite book |title=Annual Report of the Local Government Board |date=1901 |publisher=His Majesty's Stationery Office |location=London |page=345 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ppsaAQAAIAAJ&q=Saxmundham%20Urban%20District |access-date=12 March 2022}} |
| Snape | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Sternfield | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Stratford St Andrew | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Sudbourne | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Swefling | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Blyth RD | |
| Tunstall | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Wantisden | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD | |
| Wickham Market | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|28 Dec 1894}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{date table sorting|31 Mar 1934}} | Deben RD |
References
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Category:Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
Category:Rural districts of England
{{Former local government areas in Suffolk}}