Gipping Rural District

Gipping Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was created in 1934 by the merger of the disbanded Bosmere and Claydon Rural District and the disbanded East Stow Rural District, under a County Review Order. It was named after the River Gipping and administered from Needham Market.

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 Mid Suffolk.

Parishes
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 49 civil parishes.


 * Akenham
 * Ashbocking
 * Ashfield cum Thorpe
 * Badley
 * Barnham
 * Barking
 * Battisford
 * Baylham
 * Blakenham Magna
 * Blakenham Parva
 * Bramford
 * Bricett Magna
 * Buxhall
 * Claydon
 * Coddenham
 * Combs
 * Creeting St Mary
 * Creeting St Peter
 * Crowfield
 * Debenham
 * Finborough Magna
 * Finborough Parva
 * Flowton
 * Framsden
 * Gipping
 * Gosbeck
 * Harleston
 * Haughley
 * Helmingham
 * Hemingstone
 * Henley
 * Mickfield
 * Needham Market
 * Nettlestead
 * Offton
 * Old Newton
 * Onehouse
 * Pettaugh
 * Ringshall
 * Shelland
 * Somersham
 * Stonham Aspal
 * Stonham Earl
 * Stonham Parva
 * Stowupland
 * Wetherden
 * Whitton
 * Willisham
 * Winston

Premises
The council established its headquarters at a large eighteenth century house called "Hurstlea" at 131 High Street in Needham Market. After the council's abolition in 1974 the building passed to the new Mid Suffolk District Council, who built a large extension to the rear which opened in 1982 to serve as its main offices.