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Sudbury Rural District
Sudbury was a rural district of Derbyshire in England from 1894 to 1934. It was created from the part of the Uttoxeter rural sanitary district that was in Derbyshire (with the larger part in Staffordshire forming the Uttoxeter Rural District). It consisted of the parishes of Boyleston, Cubley, Doveridge, Marston Montgomery, Norbury and Roston, Somersal Herbert and Sudbury. It was abolished in 1934 under a County Review Order The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales. The Act abolished the system of poor law unions in England and Wales and their boar ..., and its area transferred to Ashbourne Rural District. References *https://web.archive.org/web/20071001002350/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10144140 Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 History of Derbyshire Rural districts of England {{de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 county, administrative counties.__TOC__ England and Wales In England and Wales they were created in 1894 (by the Local Government Act 1894) along with Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban districts. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on poor law unions, but not replacing them). Rural districts had elected rural district councils (RDCs), which inherited the functions of the earlier sanitary districts, but also had wider authority over matters such as local planning, council house, council housing, and playgrounds and cemeteries. Matters such as education and major roads were the responsibility of county councils. Until 1930 the rural district councillors were also poor law gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marston Montgomery
Marston Montgomery is a small village and civil parish in western Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was at least 3. It is four miles from the town of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. The Church of Saint Giles dates back to Norman times but was heavily restored during the 19th century. The village's school also has a lengthy history, as it has been in existence since at least 1831. 1835, accessed via Genuki, 28 September 2008 Marston Montgomery is close to the villages of Cubley and Norbury
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Districts Of England Created By The Local Government Act 1894
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashbourne Rural District
Ashbourne was a Rural District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England'', London, 1991 It was created under the Local Government Act 1894. It was enlarged in 1934 when Sudbury Rural District was abolished and amalgamated into the district. The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ... and combined with various other local government districts of western Derbyshire to form the new West Derbyshire district (subsequently renamed Derbyshire Dales). References Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 History of Derbyshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales. The Act abolished the system of poor law unions in England and Wales and their boards of guardians, transferring their powers to local authorities. It also gave county councils increased powers over highways, and made provisions for the restructuring of urban and rural districts as more efficient local government areas. Poor Law reform Under the Act all boards of guardians for poor law unions were abolished, with responsibility for public assistance transferred to Public Assistance Committees of county councils and county boroughs. The local authorities took over infirmaries and fever hospitals, while the workhouses became public assistance institutions. Later legislation was to remove these functions from the control of councils to other public bodies: the National Assistance Board and the National Health Service. The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudbury, Derbyshire
Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located about south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The population as recorded at the 2001 Census was 976, increasing to 1,010 at the 2011 Census. The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972. The parish includes the hamlets of Aston, Aston Heath, Dalebrook and Oaks Green. Sudbury Hall and HM Prison Sudbury are located here. History Sudbury was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and was worth twenty shillings.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.746 Sudbury previously had its own railway station that is now closed. Famous residents * Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York, was born here * William Harcourt founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was born here in 1789.Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition * George John Warren Vernon, M.P. and Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somersal Herbert
Somersal Herbert is a hamlet and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, 2 miles northeast of Doveridge. Somersal Herbert Hall was built c.1564, incorporating an earlier building from c.1500, and is a Grade I listed building. Hill Somersal and Potter Somersal are minor settlements within 1 mile. See also *Listed buildings in Somersal Herbert Somersal Herbert is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains twelve Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, on ... References Hamlets in Derbyshire Civil parishes in Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales {{Derbyshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbury And Roston
Norbury with Roston is a civil parish in west Derbyshire incorporating the villages of Norbury and Roston. See also *Listed buildings in Norbury and Roston Norbury and Roston is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains nine listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the ... Civil parishes in Derbyshire {{derbyshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doveridge
Doveridge is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, near the border with Staffordshire and about east of Uttoxeter. Its name may come from its having a bridge over the river Dove (i.e. Dove(B)ridge), a tributary of the River Trent. The civil parish population (including Oaks Green) as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,622. Doveridge has a pub, the "Cavendish Arms", a village shop, and a working men's club. The village also has a football team and a cricket team, both quite successful in their local leagues. History Doveridge was recorded in the Domesday Book, under the old English name "Dubbige", as belonging to Henry de FerrersHenry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Tissington, Hartshorne, Cubley, Aston-on-Trent and Cowley, and being worth one hundred shillings.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.746 According to legend, Robin Hood and Maid Marian were married under the old yew tree in the churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the north-west, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the north-east, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the west and south-west and Cheshire to the west. Kinder Scout, at , is the highest point and Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, the lowest at . The north–south River Derwent is the longest river at . In 2003, the Ordnance Survey named Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms, near Swadlincote, as Britain's furthest point from the sea. Derby is a unitary authority area, but remains part of the ceremonial county. The county was a lot larger than its present coverage, it once extended to the boundaries of the City of Sheffield district in South Yorkshire where it cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubley, Derbyshire
Cubley is a parish of two closely linked villages six miles (10 km) south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Great Cubley and Little Cubley are known collectively as Cubley. The parish church of St Andrew is roughly equidistant from the two, but is formally in Great Cubley. The church is Grade I listed. The population of the civil parish (including Alkmonton) taken at the 2011 Census was 232. History Cubley is mentioned in the Domesday book where it is spelt ''Cobelei''. The book says''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.747 under the title of "The lands of Henry de Ferrers":Henry held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the King. These included obviously Cubley, but also lands in Brailsford, Dalbury and Twyford."In Cubley Siward had two carucates of land to the geld. There is land for two ploughs. There are now two ploughs in demesne and four villans and four bordars and one slave having one p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyleston
Boyleston is an unincorporated community in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana. History Lewis N. Boyle of Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ... platted the town of Boyleston on November 17, 1875, along the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. A post office was established at Boyleston in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1951. Geography Boyleston is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Clinton County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana 1875 establishments in Indiana Populated places established in 1875 {{ClintonCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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