Grantham Rural District
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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
. In 1931, under a County Review Order
, it was abolished, with nealy all of its area going to the West Kesteven Rural District
, except the parish of Haceby
, which became part of the East Kesteven Rural 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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, 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 1894 to 1931.
It was created by the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 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 under the Local Government Act 1888...
based on the Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
rural sanitary district, the Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
part of which went to form the Belvoir Rural District
Belvoir Rural District
Belvoir was a rural district in Leicestershire, England from 1894 to 1935.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the Grantham Rural Sanitary District that was in Leicestershire...
. In 1931, 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....
, it was abolished, with nealy all of its area going to the West Kesteven Rural District
West Kesteven Rural District
West Kesteven was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven, England from 1931 to 1974.It was formed under a County Review Order, 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...
, except 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"....
, which became part of the East Kesteven Rural District
East Kesteven Rural District
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....
.