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. Statistics 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 References History of Suffolk Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972