East Kesteven Rural District
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East Kesteven was a rural district
in Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven
from 1931 to 1974. It was formed under a County Review Order
, by the merger of most of the Sleaford Rural District
and the parish of Haceby
from Grantham Rural District
.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
, going to form part of the new North Kesteven
district.
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven
Kesteven
The Parts of Kesteven are a traditional subdivision of Lincolnshire, England. This subdivision had long had a separate county administration , along with the other two parts, Lindsey and Holland.-Etymology:...
from 1931 to 1974. It was formed under a County Review Order
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....
, by the merger of most of the Sleaford Rural District
Sleaford Rural District
Sleaford was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven, England, from 1894 to 1931.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Sleaford rural sanitary district...
and the parish of Haceby
Haceby
Haceby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Newton and Haceby in the district of North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It lies east from Grantham, south from Sleaford, and south off the A52.In the Domesday account the village was written as "Hazebi"....
from Grantham Rural District
Grantham Rural District
Grantham was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven from 1894 to 1931.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Grantham rural sanitary district, the Leicestershire part of which went to form the Belvoir Rural District...
.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, going to form part of the new North Kesteven
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
district.