Blofield and Flegg Rural District


Blofield and East and West Flegg Rural Districts were adjacent rural districts in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1935.
They were formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on rural sanitary districts of the same names, and lay between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. East and West Flegg RD included a detached portion, itself an outlying part of Runham parish.
In 1935 the two districts, with very minor changes around Great Yarmouth, were merged to form Blofield and Flegg Rural District. Subsequently, changes to the border with Norwich County Borough were made in 1951.
In 1974, the merged district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became mainly part of the Broadland district, with a small part being added to the Borough of Great Yarmouth.

Statistics

Parishes

These parishes operated within Blofield and Flegg RD unless otherwise indicated.
ParishFromToNotes
AcleBlofield RD
Ashby with ObyEast and West Flegg RD
BeightonBlofield RD
Billockby1935East and West Flegg RD. Component of Fleggburgh
BlofieldBlofield RD
BrundallBlofield RD
Burgh St Margaret1935East and West Flegg RD. Component of Fleggburgh
Burlingham1935Merger of 3 Burlinghams and Lingwood
Burlingham St Andrew1935Blofield RD. Component of Burlingham
Burlingham St Edmund1935Blofield RD. Component of Burlingham
Burlingham St Peter1935Blofield RD. Component of Burlingham
Caister Next Yarmouth1926East and West Flegg RD. Divided into East and West Caister
CantleyBlofield RD
Clippesby1935East and West Flegg RD. Component of Fleggburgh
East Caister1926East and West Flegg RD. Known as Caister-on-Sea after 1954
East Somerton1935East and West Flegg RD. Component of Somerton
FilbyEast and West Flegg RD
Fleggburgh1935Merger of Billockby, Burgh St Margaret and Clippesby
FreethorpeBlofield RD
Great and Little Plumstead1935Merger
Great Plumstead1935Blofield RD. Component of Great and Little Plumstead
HalvergateBlofield RD
Hassingham1935Blofield RD. Added to Strumpshaw
HemblingtonBlofield RD
HemsbyEast and West Flegg RD
Limpenhoe1935Blofield RD. Added to Cantley
Lingwood1935Blofield RD. Component of Burlingham
Little Plumstead1935Blofield RD. Component of Great and Little Plumstead
MarthamEast and West Flegg RD
MautbyEast and West Flegg RD
Moulton St Mary1935Blofield RD. Divided between Beighton and Reedham
Ormesby St Margaret with ScratbyEast and West Flegg RD
Ormesby St MichaelEast and West Flegg RD
PostwickBlofield RD
Ranworth with Panxworth1935Blofield RD. Added to Woodbastwick
ReedhamBlofield RD
Repps with BastwickEast and West Flegg RD
RollesbyEast and West Flegg RD
Runham1935East and West Flegg RD. Divided between Mautby and Reedham
SomertonMerger of East and West Somerton
South Walsham1897Merger of 2 South Walsham parishes
South Walsham St Lawrence1897Blofield RD. Component of South Walsham
South Walsham St Mary1897Blofield RD. Component of South Walsham
Stokesby with HerringbyEast and West Flegg RD
StrumpshawBlofield RD
Thorpe St AndrewBlofield RD. Also as Thorpe next Norwich
Thrigby1935East and West Flegg RD. Added to Mautby
ThurneEast and West Flegg RD
Tunstall1935Blofield RD. Added to Halvergate
Upton with FishleyBlofield RD
West Caister1926East and West Flegg RD
West Somerton1935East and West Flegg RD. Component of Somerton
Wickhampton1935Blofield RD. Added to Freethorpe
Winterton on SeaEast and West Flegg RD
Witton1935Blofield RD. Added to Postwick
WoodbastwickBlofield RD