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Re: Parish boundaries - how did they come into being?
« Reply #30 on: Thursday 05 November 09 22:32 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: MKG on Thursday 05 November 09 19:49 UTC (UK)
Kerry first -

Most of the traditional county boundaries were established well before the Norman Conquest - probably as a result of King Alfred's re-organisation of the military structure of what bit of the country he had. As the Danish military influence was gradually rolled back, more and more land was reorganised along county lines.

Mike
Thanks Mike, definitely more study needed, there is so much I don't know and want to know!

I really though that all this organisation of parishes and counties was all a lot later and I find it interesting that it was so much earlier.

Kerry
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Re: Parish boundaries - how did they come into being?
« Reply #31 on: Friday 06 November 09 18:04 UTC (UK) »
Kerry, The forerunners of the present Local Government Parish Councils as opposed to Parochial Councils were set up by the 1894 Local Government Act. Boundaries have been altered frequently since then, some parish councils have acquired enhanced status to Boroughs etc. and new parish councils may be created at any time subject to a successful referendum being held under the 1972 Local Goverment Act. Under the Act, a Parish, Town, and (In Wales) Community Council may be created. A town council has the right to have a town mayor, which was exercised by many of the smaller borough councils which had mayors prior to 1974, but would have lost them under reorganization.
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