Braughing Rural District
51°56′46″N 0°01′01″W / 51.946°N 0.017°W
| Braughing Rural District | |
|---|---|
| Rural district | |
 Council offices: 2 Hockerill Street, Bishop's Stortford | |
| Population | |
| • 1939 | 11,137 |
| • 1971 | 12,200[1] |
| History | |
| • Created | 1 April 1935 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | East Hertfordshire |
| • HQ | Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford |
| Contained within | |
| • County Council | Hertfordshire |
Braughing was a rural district in Hertfordshire, England from 1935 to 1974.
Creation
[edit]Braughing Rural District was created on 1 April 1935 under a County Review Order by the merger of most of the Hadham Rural District and most of the Buntingford Rural District. It was named after Braughing, a village central to the district and which was also the name of a former hundred of Hertfordshire.[2]
Parishes
[edit]Braughing Rural District contained the following civil parishes.[1]
| Parish | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albury | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Anstey | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Ardeley | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Aspenden | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Braughing | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Brent Pelham | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Broadfield | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1955 | Parish abolished to become part of Cottered on 1 April 1955.[3] |
| Buckland | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Buntingford | 1 Apr 1937 | 31 Mar 1974 | Parish created 1 April 1937 from former parish of Layston and parts of Aspenden, Throcking, and Wyddial parishes.[4] |
| Cottered | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Furneux Pelham | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Great Hormead | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1937 | Parish merged with Little Hormead to become new parish of Hormead on 1 April 1937.[4] |
| High Wych | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Hormead | 1 Apr 1937 | 31 Mar 1974 | Parish created 1 April 1937 from former parishes of Great Hormead and Little Hormead.[4] |
| Layston | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1937 | Parish abolished to become part of Buntingford on 1 April 1937.[4] |
| Little Hadham | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Little Hormead | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1937 | Parish merged with Great Hormead to become new parish of Hormead on 1 April 1937.[4] |
| Meesden | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Much Hadham | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Stocking Pelham | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Thorley | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Throcking | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1955 | Parish abolished to become part of Cottered on 1 April 1955.[3] |
| Westmill | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 | |
| Wyddial | 1 Apr 1935 | 31 Mar 1974 |
Premises
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The district council continued to use the offices it inherited from the two predecessor districts: Bridgefoot House in Buntingford from the Buntingford Rural District, and 2 Hockerill Street in Bishop's Stortford from the Hadham Rural District. Meetings were held alternately at each office.[5][6]
Abolition
[edit]Braughing Rural District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of East Hertfordshire on 1 April 1974.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Braughing Rural District, A Vision of Britain through Time". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Ministry of Health Order No. 80108: The County of Hertford Review Order, 1935
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Local Government Order No. 4856. The County of Hertford (Parish of Cottered) Confirmation Order, 1955
- ^ a b c d e Ministry of Health Order No. 88226. The County of Hertford (Buntingford and Hormead Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1937.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire. London. 1937. p. 101.
The Council meet alternately at the District Council offices Hockerill street, Bishop's Stortford and at Bridgefoot house, Buntingford
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Post Office Telephone Directory Section 202: Cambridge Area. April 1974. p. 51.
Braughing Rural District Council… Clerks & Treasurers Depts, 2 Hockerill St, Bishops Stortford… Public Health & Surveyors Depts, Bridgefoot Ho, Buntingford