title: Deben Rural District
text: # Deben Rural District
  
  Deben Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was created in 1934 by the merger of parts of the disbanded Bosmere and Claydon Rural District, the disbanded Plomesgate Rural District and the disbanded Woodbridge Rural District, under a County Review Order. It was named after the River Deben and administered from Woodbridge.
  
  Its area was reduced slightly in 1952 by an expansion of the county borough of Ipswich.
  
  On 1 April 1974, it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and has since formed part of the District of Suffolk Coastal.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  | Year | Area | Area | Population | Density (pop/ha) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | acres | ha | Population | Density (pop/ha) |
  | 1951 | 109,978 | 44,507 | 27,505 | 0.62 |
  | 1961 | 109,310 | 44,237 | 32,309 | 0.73 |
  
  ## Parishes
  
  At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 66 civil parishes.
  
  * Alderton
  * Bawdsey
  * Blaxhall
  * Boulge
  * Boyton
  * Bredfield
  * Brightwell
  * Bromeswell
  * Bucklesham
  * Burgh
  * Butley
  * Campsea Ashe
  * Capel St. Andrew
  * Charsfield
  * Chillesford
  * Clopton
  * Cretingham
  * Culpho
  * Dallinghoo
  * Dallinghoo Wield
  * Debach
  * Eyke
  * Falkenham
  * Foxhall
  * Gedgrave
  * Great Bealings
  * Grundisburgh
  * Hasketon
  * Havergate Island
  * Hemley
  * Hollesley
  * Hoo
  * Iken
  * Kesgrave
  * Kirton
  * Letheringham
  * Levington
  * Little Bealings
  * Martlesham
  * Melton
  * Monewden
  * Nacton
  * Newbourn
  * Orford
  * Otley
  * Pettistree
  * Playford
  * Purdis Farm
  * Ramsholt
  * Rendlesham
  * Rushmere St. Andrew
  * Shottisham
  * Stratton Hall
  * Sudbourne
  * Sutton
  * Swilland
  * Trimley St. Martin
  * Trimley St. Mary
  * Tuddenham St. Martin
  * Tunstall
  * Ufford
  * Waldringfield
  * Wantisden
  * Westerfield
  * Wickham Market
  * Witnesham
  