North Kesteven Rural District
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North Kesteven was a rural district
in Kesteven
, Lincolnshire
from 1931 to 1974.
It was created in 1931 under a County Review Order
, and was formed from the Branston Rural District
, part of the Claypole Rural District
and part of the Sleaford Rural District
.
It survived until 1974 when it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972
, and merged with East Kesteven Rural District
to form a larger district of North Kesteven
.
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 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:...
, 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...
from 1931 to 1974.
It was created 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....
, and was formed from the Branston Rural District
Branston Rural District
Branston was a rural district in Kesteven in Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1931. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of Lincoln rural sanitary district which was in Kesteven...
, part of the Claypole Rural District
Claypole Rural District
For the prehistoric arthropod, see Claypole Claypole was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven from 1894 to 1931. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Newark-on-Trent rural sanitary district which was in Kesteven .It was abolished in 1931 under a...
and part 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...
.
It survived until 1974 when it was abolished 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....
, and merged with 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....
to form a larger district of 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...
.