Moulton Rural District
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Moulton was a rural district
in Suffolk
, England
from 1894 to 1935. It covered the area to the east of the town of Newmarket.
The district was created in 1894 as the Suffolk part of the Newmarket rural sanitary district, the Cambridgeshire part becoming Newmarket Rural District
.
It was abolished in 1935 and most of the district became part of Mildenhall Rural District, which merged with Newmarket urban district
in 1974 to create the modern Forest Heath
. The parishes of Lidgate
and Ousden
instead became part of Clare Rural District
and are now in neighbouring St Edmundsbury
.
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, 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...
from 1894 to 1935. It covered the area to the east of the town of Newmarket.
The district was created in 1894 as the Suffolk part of the Newmarket rural sanitary district, the Cambridgeshire part becoming Newmarket Rural District
Newmarket Rural District
Newmarket was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It surrounded the town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, on the north, west and south sides....
.
It was abolished in 1935 and most of the district became part of Mildenhall Rural District, which merged with Newmarket urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
in 1974 to create the modern Forest Heath
Forest Heath
Forest Heath is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Mildenhall. Other towns in the district include Newmarket....
. The parishes of Lidgate
Lidgate
Lidgate is a small village and a civil parish in the St Edmundsbury District, in the English county of Suffolk. Lidgate is located on the B1063 road in between the towns of Newmarket and Clare. Lidgate has a place of worship and a castle called Lidgate Castle. The population of Lidgate is around...
and Ousden
Ousden
Ousden is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around six miles west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 260.-External links:*...
instead became part of Clare Rural District
Clare Rural District
Clare Rural District was a rural district in the county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Lidgate and Ousden from the disbanded Moulton Rural District, Cavendish and Hawkedon from the Melford Rural District and...
and are now in neighbouring St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury may refer to:* The old or poetic name for Bury St Edmunds* St Edmundsbury, a borough centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds* The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and St James's Cathedral, St Edmundsbury...
.