Spilsby was a rural district in Lincolnshire, parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974. It was created by the

Local Government Act 1894 The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level un ...

from the

Spilsby Spilsby is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The town is adjacent to the main A16, east of the county town of Lincoln, north-east of Boston and north-west of Skegness. I ...

rural sanitary district Sanitary districts were established in England and Wales in 1872 and in Ireland in 1878. The districts were of two types, based on existing structures: *Urban sanitary districts in towns with existing local government bodies *Rural sanitary dis ...

. Due to growth in other areas, it was reduced three times: in 1896 when Alford was constituted an urban district; in 1925 when the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

of Sutton in the Marsh became part of

Mablethorpe and Sutton Urban District Mablethorpe and Sutton was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1896 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 Loca ...

; and in 1926, when the neighbouring

Skegness Urban District Skegness was an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974.F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England'', London, 199 ...

was extended. In 1936 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 ...

enlarged the district when it absorbed the former

Sibsey Rural District Sibsey was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1936. It was formed in 1894 from that part of the Boston rural sanitary district which in Lindsey (the Holland part forming the Boston Rural District). It included the par ...

. It survived until 1974. Under the Local Government Act 1972, it was merged with other districts to form the new East Lindsey district.

Civil parishes

The rural district contained the following civil parishes: * Addlethorpe * Alford until 1896, when it was constituted a separate

urban district Urban district may refer to: * District * Urban area * Quarter (urban subdivision) * Neighbourhood Specific subdivisions in some countries: * Urban districts of Denmark * Urban districts of Germany * Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ...

. * Anderby *

Ashby by Partney Ashby by Partney is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated to the south of the A158 road, and east from the town of Spilsby. It neighbours the village of Partney, and forms part of the civil parish of ...

* Aswardby *

Bilsby Bilsby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the main A1111 road between Alford and Sutton-on-Sea, east of Alford. Thurlby and Asserby are hamlets within Bilsby parish. The censuses s ...

* Bolingbroke *

Bratoft Bratoft is a small hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately east from Spilsby, west from Burgh Le Marsh, and south from the A158 road. Bratoft Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to S ...

* Brinkhill *

Burgh le Marsh Burgh le Marsh is a town, and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer map: Skegness, Alford & Spilsby: (1:25 000): Geography The town is built on a low hill surrounded by former marsh land, and the m ...

Calceby Calceby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately west from the market town of Alford.It is in the civil parish of South Thoresby. Once much larger, Calceby is recorded in the ''D ...

* Carrington (from 1936) *

Chapel St Leonards Chapel St. Leonards is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from the resort of Skegness and just north of Ingoldmells. It also lies right next to the North Sea. The village is ...

(from 1896: formed from part of Mumby CP) * Claxby *

Croft Croft may refer to: Occupations * Croft (land), a small area of land, often with a crofter's dwelling * Crofting, small-scale food production * Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, also called a croft Locations In the Uni ...

Cumberworth Cumberworth is a small village and civil parish in the East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Ma ...

* Dalby * Driby *

East Keal East Keal is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north from the town of Boston, south from the town of Spilsby, and on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of ...

East Kirkby East Kirkby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-east from Horncastle, and on the A155 road. East Kirkby 13th century Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated t ...

* Eastville * Farlesthorpe * Frisby *

Friskney Friskney is a village and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer map: Skegness, Alford & Spilsby: (1:25 000): The parish includes the settlement of Friskney Eaudyke. The 2011 Census recorded a pari ...

Frithville Frithville is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population is 549, increasing at the 2011 Census to 568. It is served by the B1183 road, and is approximately north of Boston, in the West Fen ...

(from 1936) * Great Steeping * Gunby * Hagnaby * Halton * Holegate * Hareby * Harrington * Hogsthorpe * Hundleby *

Huttoft Huttoft is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about east of the market town of Alford, on the A52 road between Ingoldmells and Sutton-on-Sea. John Betjeman, later England's Poet Laureate, visited Huttoft in the ...

Ingoldmells Ingoldmells ( ) is a coastal village, civil parish and resort in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A52, and north from the resort town of Skegness. Most housing is found in the west of the village in l ...

Irby in the Marsh Irby in the Marsh is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1195 road, geographically east from Spilsby and west from Skegness. Community Irby has a population of 150 inhabita ...

Langriville Langriville is a civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, about north west of the town of Boston on the B1192, and on the banks of the River Witham. History Langriville was created a township in 1812 near a ferry over the River Witham called Lang ...

(from 1936) *

Langton by Spilsby __NOTOC__ Langton by Spilsby, sometimes called Langton by Partney, is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north from the town of Spilsby, Lincolnshire. The civil parish ...

Little Steeping Little Steeping is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about south-east from the town of Spilsby The parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew, and is a Grade II* listed building. It dates from t ...

* Markby * Mavis Enderby * Midville *

Mumby Mumby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located south-east from the town of Alford. In 2001 the population was recorded as 352, increasing to 447 at the 2011 Census. The village is mentioned in the '' ...

New Leake New Leake is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 323. It is situated north from Boston, and east from Coningsby. St Judes Mission chu ...

Orby __NOTOC__ Orby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer map: Skegness, Alford & Spilsby: (1:25 000): It is situated approximately east from the town of Spilsby, and west from the seaside ...

Partney __NOTOC__ Partney is a small village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north of Spilsby, and in the Lincolnshire Wolds. The village was the birthplace of Henry St ...

Raithby Raithby is a village in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality. As of the 2011 census, the village had a population of 908. It lies on the western side of the R44, just off the Winery Road that leaves the R44 to connect Stellenbosch Stellenbo ...

* Rigsby with Ailsby * Sausthorpe * Scremby *

Sibsey Sibsey is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A16 and B1184 roads, north from Boston. Sibsey Northlands is to the north of the village. The P ...

(from 1936) * Skendleby *

South Ormsby South Ormsby, sometimes called South Ormesby, is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the A16 road, south from Louth and 7 miles north-east from Horncastle. With the nearby hamlet of Ketsb ...

cum Ketsby *

Stickford Stickford is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated near the A16 road and approximately south-west from the town of Spilsby. Stickford is first recorded in the Domesday Book o ...

* Stickney * Sutterby (until 1936: absorbed by Langton by Spilsby CP) *Sutton in the Marsh (until 1925: became part of Mablethorpe and Sutton Urban District) * Thornton le Veal (from 1936) *

Thorpe St Peter Thorpe St Peter is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about north-west from the town of Wainfleet. Thorpe is listed in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as having 33 households, two mills and a chur ...

* Toynton All Saints * Toynton St Peter * Ulceby with Fordington *

Wainfleet All Saints Wainfleet All Saints is an ancient port and market town on the east coast of England, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire,OS Explorer map: Skegness, Alford & Spilsby: (1:25 000): on the A52 road south-west of Skegness and north-ea ...

* Wainfleet St Mary *

Welton le Marsh Welton le Marsh (or Welton in the Marsh) is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east from the town of Spilsby and approximately south from the town of Alford. T ...

* West Fen *

West Keal West Keal is a village and civil parish east of Lincoln, England, Lincoln, in the East Lindsey district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Keal Cotes. In 2011 the parish had a population of 327. The parish ...

* Westville (from 1936) * Willoughby with

Sloothby Sloothby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately south from the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Sloothby is in the civil parish of Willoughby with Slooth ...

* Winthorpe (until 1926: absorbed by Addlesthorpe CP and Skegness Urban District)

References

*http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10074538 {{coord, 53.17, 0.10, dim:50000_region:GB, display=title Rural districts of Lindsey Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894