West Kesteven Rural District
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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 under the Local Government Act 1972
, being merged into the new South 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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 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:...
, 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...
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 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...
, 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...
and much 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...
.
It 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....
, being merged into the new South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
.