| Thedwastre Rural District existed in the historic county of Suffolk and the administrative county of West Suffolk from 1894 until 1974. It was located in the north central part of the country, cutting a broad swathe between Thingoe Rural District on the west and Hartismere and East Stow Rural Districts on the east.
It was named after the historic hundred of Thedwastre which in turn derived its name from "Theodward's tree", presumably a notable tree situated on the area's boundary and possibly the meeting place of the hundred in the time of the Domesday Book (1086). (Source:Wikipedia)
There were no alterations to the district's boundaries nor any exchange of land between parishes during the existence of the rural district. In 1974 it became part of the District of Mid Suffolk along with other rural districts of northern Suffolk. East and West Suffolk were abolished in 1974.
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Parishes
The following parishes made up the Thedwastre Rural District:
Research tips
- A map of Suffolk from 1900 provided online by A Vision of Britain Through Time (University of Portsmouth Department of Geography) can be enlarged to view individual parishes. Careful inspection will usually lead to the discovery of smaller hamlets founded before 1900. The rural districts (marked with their names printed in blue) are those in existence in 1900, not those introduced in 1934. The more ancient hundreds are marked in red. Most (but not all) parish names are underlined in red.
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