Kesteven
| Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven | |
|---|---|
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| History | |
| - Created | 1889 |
| - Abolished | 1974 |
| - Succeeded by | Lincolnshire |
| Status | Administrative county |
| - HQ | Sleaford |
The Parts of Kesteven (/ˈkɛstəvən/ or /kəˈstiːvən/) are a traditional subdivision of Lincolnshire, England. This subdivision had long had a separate county administration (Quarter Sessions), along with the other two parts, Lindsey and Holland.
Etymology
The word Kesteven is supposed to have derived from two root words: the Celtic ced meaning wood (cf. Modern Welsh coed) + the Old English stefna, a meeting place.
Administrative areas
Local Government Act 1888
The three parts were given separate elected county councils in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888, and recognised as administrative counties.[1] These separate county councils were abolished in 1974 and Lincolnshire (minus the northern part of Lindsey) had a single county council for the first time, although the name survives in the districts of North Kesteven and South Kesteven. Kesteven lies in the south-west of Lincolnshire. It includes the towns and village of:
- Bourne
- Bracebridge
- Grantham
- Market Deeping
- Ruskington a village
- Sleaford
- Stamford
Kesteven was historically divided into the wapentakes of Aswardhurn, Aveland, Beltisloe, Boothby Graffoe, Flaxwell, Langoe, Loveden, Ness, and Winnibriggs and Threo. Grantham and Stamford were administered separately.
Local Government Act 1894
Under the Local Government Act 1894 Kesteven was divided into a number of rural district and urban districts based on earlier sanitary districts:[2]
- Bourne Rural District
- Branston Rural District
- Grantham Rural District
- Branston Rural District
- Claypole Rural District
- Sleaford Rural District
- Uffington Rural District
The urban districts and boroughs were:
- Bourne
- Bracebridge
- Grantham (borough)
- Ruskington
- Sleaford
- Stamford (borough)
Bourne urban district was abolished in 1920, with Bourne becoming a parish in Bourne Rural District. Bracebridge became part of the county borough of Lincoln that same year, becoming associated with the Parts of Lindsey.
Local Government Act 1929
The rural districts were re-organised by a County Review Order in 1929, to create four new districts named after points of the compass:[3]
- East Kesteven Rural District
- North Kesteven Rural District
- South Kesteven Rural District
- West Kesteven Rural District
Ruskington became part of the East Kesteven district.
Local Government Act 1972
Most recently, in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the four rural districts, along with the boroughs and urban district, merged into two district councils:[4]
- North Kesteven District Council - A merger of North and East Rural Districts and Sleaford Urban District
- South Kesteven District Council - A merger of South and West Rural Districts and the boroughs of Grantham and Stamford
Barony
The barony Baron Kesteven has been extinct since 1915. Former Prime Minister (and Kesteven native) Margaret Thatcher took 'of Kesteven' as the territorial designation for her peerage.[5]
See also
- Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
- The Baroness Thatcher, of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire
- Parts of Lindsey
- Parts of Holland
References
- ↑ The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c.41)
- ↑ The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73)
- ↑ Local Government Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo V c.17)
- ↑ Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. 70)
- ↑ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
- Youngs, Frederic A (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
- Youngs, Frederic A (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.