West Kesteven was a
rural district in
Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven,
England
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from 1931 to 1974.
It was formed under a
County Review Order
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, by the merger of most of the
Grantham Rural District, part of the
Sleaford Rural District and much of the
Claypole Rural District.
It was abolished in 1974 under the
Local Government Act 1972, being merged into the new
South Kesteven.
References
Vision of Britain
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Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
Grantham
Rural districts of Kesteven