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are entirely parished. At the 2001 census, there were 319,904 people living in the 283 parishes, accounting for 65.6 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 978-0747804703
- ^ RAC Foundation : What Went Wrong? British Highway Development Before Motorways Retrieved 22 August 2009
- ^ The Victorian Web : The Poor Law : Introduction Retrieved 22 August 2009
- ^ Staffordshire University : Poor Law Unions and Registration Districts Retrieved 22 August 2009
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Status Details for Rural Sanitary District Retrieved 22 August 2009
- ISBN 9780198207184
- ^ a b Modern British Surnames : Selected Events in the History of Civil Registration and Boundary Changes 1801-1996 Retrieved 22 August 2009
- ^ 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 Retrieved 22 August 2009
- ^ Office of Public Sector Information : Local Government and Rating Act 1997 Retrieved 22 August 2009
- ^ Office of Public Sector Information : Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 Retrieved 22 August 2009
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af A Vision of Britain Through Time : Cockermouth Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa A Vision of Britain Through Time : Wigton Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Cockermouth Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Keswick Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Maryport Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Lands common to Holme Abbey; Holme Low; and Holme St Cuthbert civil parishes Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Workington Municipal Borough Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Barrow in Furness County Borough Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Barrow Island; Central; Hawcoat; Hindpool; Newbarns; Parkside; Ormsgill; Risedale; Roosecote; Walney North; and Walney South wards. Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c A Vision of Britain Through Time : Dalton in Furness Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Barrow in Furness Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj A Vision of Britain Through Time : Border Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Carlisle Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Carlisle County Borough Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Belah; Belle Vue; Botcherby; Castle; Currock; Denton Holme; Harraby; Morton; St Aidans; Stanwix Urban (part); Upperby; and Yewdale wards. Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ennerdale Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Copeland Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k A Vision of Britain Through Time : Millom Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Whitehaven Municipal Borough Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Bransty; Harbour; Hensingham; Hillcrest; Kells; Mirehouse; and Sandwith (part) wards. Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s A Vision of Britain Through Time : Penrith Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Alston with Garrigill Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Appleby Municipal Borough Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az A Vision of Britain Through Time : North Westmorland Rural District
- ^ a b A Vision of Britain Through Time : Lakes Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Penrith Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Penrith Carleton; Penrith East; Penrith North; Penrith Pategill; Penrith South; and Penrith West wards. Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A Vision of Britain Through Time : North Lonsdale Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as A Vision of Britain Through Time : South Westmorland Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ a b c A Vision of Britain Through Time : Sedbergh Rural District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Grange Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Kendal Municipal Borough Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ulverston Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Windermere Urban District Retrieved 26 October 2010