Civil parishes in Merseyside
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are completely unparished. At the 2001 census, there were 177,663 people living in the parishes, accounting for 13.0 per cent of the county's population.History
Parishes arose from Church of England divisions, and were originally purely ecclesiastical divisions. Over time they acquired civil administration powers.[1]
The Highways Act 1555 made parishes responsible for the upkeep of roads. Every adult inhabitant of the parish was obliged to work four days a year on the roads, providing their own tools, carts and horses; the work was overseen by an unpaid local appointee, the Surveyor of Highways.[2]
The poor were looked after by the
Parishes were run by vestries, meeting annually to appoint officials, and were generally identical to ecclesiastical parishes,[6] although some townships in large parishes administered the Poor Law themselves; under the Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1882, all extra-parochial areas and townships that levied a separate rate became independent civil parishes.[7]
Civil parishes in their modern sense date from the
The
The current position
Recent governments have encouraged the formation of town and parish councils in unparished areas, and the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 gave local residents the right to demand the creation of a new civil parish.[10]
A parish council can become a town council unilaterally, simply by resolution;
List of civil parishes and unparished areas
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-7478-0470-3
- ^ RAC Foundation : What Went Wrong? British Highway Development Before Motorways[permanent dead link] Retrieved 2009-08-22
- ^ The Victorian Web : The Poor Law : Introduction Retrieved 2009-08-22
- ^ Staffordshire University : Poor Law Unions and Registration Districts Archived 2012-09-14 at archive.today Retrieved 2009-08-22
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Status Details for Rural Sanitary District Retrieved 2009-08-22
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- ^ a b Modern British Surnames : Selected Events in the History of Civil Registration and Boundary Changes 1801-1996 Archived August 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-22
- ^ Alex MacMorran and T R Colquhoun Dill, The Local Government Act 1894 and the Subsequent Statutes Affecting Parish Councils, 1907, Butterworth and Co, London, 626 pages
- ^ a b c d Office of Public Sector Information : Local Government Act 1972 Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today Retrieved 2009-08-22
- ^ Office of Public Sector Information : Local Government and Rating Act 1997 Archived 2012-08-05 at archive.today Retrieved 2009-08-22
- ^ Office of Public Sector Information : Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 Archived 2012-08-05 at archive.today Retrieved 2009-08-22
- ^ a b c d e f g h i A Vision of Britain Through Time : Whiston Rural District Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ a b c d e f Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Knowsley Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Huyton with Roby Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Longview; Page Moss; Prescot East (part); Prescot West (part); Princess; Roby; St Gabriels; St Michaels; and Swanside wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Kirkby Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Cherryfield; Kirkby Central; Northwood; Park; Tower Hill; and Whitefield wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Prescot Urban District Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Liverpool County Borough Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Abercromby; Aigburth; Allerton; Anfield; Arundel; Breckfield; Broadgreen; Childwall; Church; Clubmoor; County; Croxteth; Dingle; Dovecot; Everton; Fazakerley; Gillmoss; Granby; Grassendale; Kensington; Melrose; Netherley; Old Swan; Picton; Pirrie; Smithdown; Speke; St Mary's; Tuebrook; Valley; Vauxhall; Warbreck; and Woolton wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ a b c d e f g h A Vision of Britain Through Time : West Lancashire Rural District Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Office for National Statistics : Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Sefton Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bootle County Borough Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Derby; Linacre; Litherland (part); Netherton and Orrell; and St Oswald wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ a b A Vision of Britain Through Time : Crosby Municipal Borough Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Blundellsands; Church; Manor (part); and Victoria wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Formby Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ Office of the Deputy Prime Minister : Bulletin of Changes to Local Authority Areas and Names in England : The Sefton (Parishes) Order 2003 Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 August 2009
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Harington; and Ravenmeols (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Litherland Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Ford; and Litherland (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Southport County Borough Retrieved 2009-08-23
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Ainsdale; Birkdale; Cambridge; Duke's; Kew; Meols; and Norwood wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Billinge and Winstanley Urban District Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ a b c d e f g Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : St Helens Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Haydock Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Blackbrook (part); Broad Oak (part); and Haydock wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Newton le Willows Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Earlstown; and Newton wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Rainford Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ashton in Makerfield Urban District Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : St Helens County Borough Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Blackbrook (part); Broad Oak (part); Grange Park; Marshalls Cross; Moss Bank; Parr and Hardshaw; Queen's Park; Sutton and Bold (part); Thatto Heath; West Sutton; and Windle (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bebington Municipal Borough Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Bebington; Bromborough; Clatterbridge; and Eastham wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Birkenhead County Borough Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Bidston; Birkenhead; Claughton; Egerton; Oxton; Prenton (part); Tranmere; and Upton wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wirral Urban District Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Heswall; Prenton (part); and Thurstaston (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Hoylake Urban District Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Hoylake; Royden; and Thurstaston (part) wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wallasey County Borough Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Leasowe; Liscard; Moreton; New Brighton; Seacombe; and Wallasey wards. Retrieved 2009-08-26