Kesteven County Council was the

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irela ...

of Parts of Kesteven in the east of England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 1974. The county council was based at the County Offices in

Sleaford Sleaford is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Centred on the former parish of New Sleaford, the modern boundaries and urban area include Quarrington, Lincolnshire, ...

. It was amalgamated with

Holland County Council Holland County Council was the county council of Holland, one of the three Parts of Lincolnshire in eastern England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 1974. The county council was based at County Hall, Boston. It ...

and

Lindsey County Council Lindsey County Council was the county council of Parts of Lindsey in the east of England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 1974. The county council was initially based at the County Hall, Lincoln Castle and then ...

to form the new

Lincolnshire County Council Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...

in 1974.

Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen

Chairmen

* 1889–98: Sir William Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet * 1898–1921:

Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet Sir John Henry Thorold, 12th Baronet ( (9 March 1842 – October 1922) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was son of Sir John Charles Thorold, 11th Baronet and succeeded him in 1866, inheriting Syston Park. He was elected at the ...

."Death of Sir John H. Thorold, Bart.", ''Grantham Journal'', 7 October 1922, p. 5 * 1921–34: Sir Charles Welby, 5th Baronet * 1934–54:

Sir Robert Pattinson Sir Robert Pattinson, JP, DL (19 February 1872 – 4 December 1954) was a British Liberal politician and businessman. Pattinson joined his family's railway contracting firm after finishing school and was quickly appointed to senior positions ...

* 1955–62: F. J. Jenkinson * 1962–67: H. W. N. Fane * 1968–73: J. H. Lewis

Vice-chairmen

* 1889–98: Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet. * 1898–1904:

Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet Sir Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet, DL, JP (18 October 1839 – 14 February 1904) was a British soldier, landowner, and Liberal politician. Career Cholmeley was the eldest son of Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet and Lady Geor ...

."Kesteven County Council", ''Sheffield Independent'', 31 March 1904, p. 8 * 1904–09: Valentine Stapleton."Kesteven County Council", ''Grantham Journal'', 15 May 1909, p. 6 * 1909–21: Sir Charles Welby, 5th Baronet. * 1921–34: Robert Pattinson * 1934–37: W. V. R. King-Fane * 1937–40: J. H. Bowman * 1940–55: F. J. Jenkinson * 1955–56:

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* 1957–62: H. W. N. Fane

Coat of arms

Kesteven County Council received a

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in 1950. The

Lincoln green Lincoln Green is a mainly residential area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England around Lincoln Green Road, and is adjacent to and southwest of St James's University Hospital. It falls within the Burmantofts and Richmond Hill ward of the City of ...

shield bears an ermine pale, representing the Roman

Ermine Street Ermine Street is a major Roman road in England that ran from London (''Londinium'') to Lincoln (''Lindum Colonia'') and York (''Eboracum''). The Old English name was ''Earninga Strǣt'' (1012), named after a tribe called the ''Earningas'', ...

which runs the length of the county. This is charged with an oak tree for the ancient forests, among them Kesteven Forest. The crest shows a heron with a pike in its beak. The dexter supporter is a Roman legionary which recalls the Roman settlements of the county. The sinister supporter is a poacher, recalling the song "

The Lincolnshire Poacher "The Lincolnshire Poacher" is a traditional English folk song associated with the county of Lincolnshire, and deals with the joys of poaching. It is considered to be the unofficial county anthem of Lincolnshire. It is catalogued as Roud Folk ...

", an unofficial anthem of Lincolnshire.

References

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