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John O'Gaunt, Leicestershire
John O'Gaunt, (properly John O' Gaunt) is a small village in the English county of Leicestershire. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Twyford and Thorpe Etymology The area takes its name from the former John O' Gaunt railway station, which took its name from a covert known to local fox hunting, hunters some distance away. Governance John O'Gaunt is in the civil parish of Somerby, Leicestershire, Somerby which, in turn, is part of the district of Melton (borough), Melton. References {{Leicestershire-geo-stub Hamlets in Leicestershire Borough of Melton ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English County
The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; and the 39 historic counties. In most cases a ceremonial county shares its name with a local government county, but often covering a wider area. The historic counties of England were mostly formed as shires or divisions of the earlier kingdoms, which gradually united by the 10th century to become England. The counties were initially used primarily for the administration of justice, overseen by a sheriff. They subsequently gained other roles, notably serving as constituencies and as areas for organising the militia, which was the responsibility of the lord-lieutenant. The county magistrates also gradually took on some administrative functions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west. The city of Leicester is the largest settlement and the county town. The county has an area of and a population of one million according to 2022 estimates. Leicester is in the centre of the county and is by far the largest settlement, with a Leicester urban area, built-up area population of approximately half a million. The remainder of the county is largely rural, and the next-largest settlements are Loughborough in the north, Hinckley in the south-west, and Wigston south-east of Leicester. For Local government in England, local government purposes Leicestershire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrough Road, John O'Gaunt - Geograph
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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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, which for centuries were the principal unit of secular and religious administration in most of England and Wales. Civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. Civil parishes in their modern form came into being through the Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), which established elected parish councils to take on the secular functions of the parish vestry. A civil parish can range in size from a sparsely populated rural area with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, to a large town with a population in excess of 100,000. This scope is similar to that of municipalities in continental Europe, such as the communes of France. However, unlike their continental Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twyford And Thorpe
Twyford and Thorpe is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England, comprising the villages of Twyford, Leicestershire, Twyford and Thorpe Satchville, and the hamlet (place), hamlet of John O'Gaunt, Leicestershire, John O'Gaunt. The parish, which is in the Melton (borough), Melton district, has a population of 612 at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, increasing to 628 at the 2011 census. Description Twyford Twyford is in the south of the parish, and the name is derived from the two ford (crossing), fords in the village. There are two churches in the village; St Andrew (Church of England), which is a Listed building, Grade I listed building with some parts dating from the 12th century, and a Methodism, Methodist church. There is also a Recreation Ground and Village Hall. Thorpe Satchville Thorpe Satchville is situated on a hill to the north of Twyford, and is on the B6047 road. St Michael and All Angels (Church of England) is Grade II listed and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
