Parts of Lindsey
| Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey | |
|---|---|
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| History | |
| • Origin | Kingdom of Lindsey |
| • Created | 1889 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Lincolnshire, Humberside |
| Status | Lincoln |
 Arms of the former Lindsey County Council | |
The Parts of Lindsey are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the west side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it. The district's name originated from the Kingdom of Lindsey of Anglo-Saxon times, whose territories were merged with that of Stamford to form Lincolnshire.
Local government
When the English shires were established, Lindsey became part of Lincolnshire. It, and each of Kesteven and Holland, acquired the formal designation of Parts of Lincolnshire. Thus it became the Parts of Lindsey.
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Lindsey was itself divided into three
Lindsey, like the other parts of Lincolnshire, had long had a separate county administration (
Within the rest of Lindsey there were various
The administrative county of Parts of Lindsey was abolished on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. Its area was divided between two new non-metropolitan counties: the northern area of Lindsey was placed in Humberside while the remainder passed to Lincolnshire.[2] In 1996 the unpopular decision was all but reversed, in that Lincolnshire status was reinstated for the areas that had become South Humberside, however the Lindsey name was not.
Lindsey was divided between six non-metropolitan districts, as follows[2]
| District | Area |
|---|---|
| East Lindsey (Lincolnshire) | Rural districts of Horncastle, Louth and Spilsby; Urban districts of Louth, Alford, Horncastle, Mablethorpe and Sutton, Skegness and Woodhall Spa. |
| West Lindsey (Lincolnshire) | Rural districts of Caistor, Gainsborough, Welton; Urban districts of Gainsborough and Market Rasen |
Cleethorpes (Humberside)
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Rural district of Grimsby; Municipal Borough of Cleethorpes |
| Glanford (Humberside) | Rural district of Glanford Brigg; Urban districts of Barton and Brigg |
| Scunthorpe (Humberside) | Municipal Borough of Scunthorpe |
| Boothferry (Humberside) | Isle of Axholme Rural District; along with areas from the East and West Ridings of Yorkshire |
Present authorities
In 1996 the Humberside districts were re-grouped into
The remaining parts of Lindsey largely correspond to the 1974 Lincolnshire County Council districts of West Lindsey and East Lindsey.
References
- ^ "Lindsey". Archived from the original on 7 January 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
Further reading
- Russell, Reginald Charles (1965). A History of Schools and Education in Lindsey, Lincolnshire: 1800–1902. Lindsey County Council Education Committee.
- Russell, Rex C. (1994). A History of School Teachers in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, c. 1800–1902. Barton-upon-Humber: Workers Education Association, Barton-upon-Humber Branch.
- Wickstead, Arthur (1978). Lincolnshire, Lindsey: The Story of a County Council, 1889–1974. Lincolnshire and Humberside Arts.
- ISBN 0-9514987-7-0.
External links
- Map of Lindsey on Wikishire