Holland Fen with Brothertoft
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Holland Fen with Brothertoft is a civil parish
in Lincolnshire
, England
, consisting, as the name indicates, of Holland Fen
and Brothertoft
, but also includes the areas known as Pelhams Land
and Harts Ground
.
The parish of one of 18 parishes, together with Boston
, that form the Borough of Boston
in the county
of Lincolnshire
, England
. The local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganization of April 1, 1974, which resulted from the Local Government Act 1972
. This parish forms part of the Swineshead and Holland Fen electoral ward.
Hitherto, the parish had formed part of Boston Rural District, in the Parts of Holland. Holland was one of the three divisions (formally known as parts) of the traditional county of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act
of 1888, Holland had been in most respects, a county in itself.
Holland Fen with Brothertoft today comprises:
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, consisting, as the name indicates, of Holland Fen
Holland Fen
Holland Fen is a settlement about north-west of the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, England.-History:Holland Fen has been known as the Haute Huntre, or Eight Hundred Fen....
and Brothertoft
Brothertoft
Brothertoft is a village in Lincolnshire, England, about north-west of the town of Boston. It is part of the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft.-History:...
, but also includes the areas known as Pelhams Land
Pelhams Land
Pelhams Lands or Pelhams Land today forms part of the parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft and is located about north west of the town of Boston, Lincolnshire....
and Harts Ground
Harts Ground
Harts Ground or Harts Grounds is a hamlet in Holland Fen with Brothertoft parish, about north west of Boston, Lincolnshire.Harts Ground was formerly an extra-parochial area, prone to flooding prior to the drainage of Holland Fen in 1767. It was briefly a civil parish, from 1858 to 1935 when It was...
.
The parish of one of 18 parishes, together with Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, that form the Borough of Boston
Boston (borough)
Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. It lies around N53°0'0" W0°0'0"....
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of 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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganization of April 1, 1974, which resulted from 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....
. This parish forms part of the Swineshead and Holland Fen electoral ward.
Hitherto, the parish had formed part of Boston Rural District, in the Parts of Holland. Holland was one of the three divisions (formally known as parts) of the traditional county of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of 1888, Holland had been in most respects, a county in itself.
Holland Fen with Brothertoft today comprises:
- Holland FenHolland FenHolland Fen is a settlement about north-west of the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, England.-History:Holland Fen has been known as the Haute Huntre, or Eight Hundred Fen....
- BrothertoftBrothertoftBrothertoft is a village in Lincolnshire, England, about north-west of the town of Boston. It is part of the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft.-History:...
- North Forty Foot BankNorth Forty Foot BankThe North Forty Foot Bank is a settlement which runs about six miles alongside the North Forty Foot Drain, about five to nine miles north west of Boston Lincolnshire, England. It begins just below the parish of Chapel Hill and runs along the drain to Toft Tunnel, just north of Hubberts Bridge...
- Pelhams LandsPelhams LandPelhams Lands or Pelhams Land today forms part of the parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft and is located about north west of the town of Boston, Lincolnshire....
- Harts GroundsHarts GroundHarts Ground or Harts Grounds is a hamlet in Holland Fen with Brothertoft parish, about north west of Boston, Lincolnshire.Harts Ground was formerly an extra-parochial area, prone to flooding prior to the drainage of Holland Fen in 1767. It was briefly a civil parish, from 1858 to 1935 when It was...