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Barholm And Stowe
Barholm and Stowe is a civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 87 in 34 households, increasing to a population of 139 in 60 households at the 2011 census. The parish covers the village of Barholm Barholm is a village in the civil parish of Barholm and Stowe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is west from the A15 road, and south from Bourne. In 1921 the parish had a population of 170. Barholm is first recor ... and the Stowe hamlet. Local government The parish of Barholm and Stowe is part of Casewick ward and does not have a parish council due to the number of residents but has a parish meeting. Two district councillors represent Casewick Ward on South Kesteven District Council and a county councillor represents Deepings West & Rural Division on Lincolnshire County Council. The district councillors elected in 2023 are Rosemary Trollope-Bellew (Con) and Vaness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge Over Greatford Cut On Barholm To Stowe Road - Geograph
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge, dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese is one of the oldest arch bridges in existence and use. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of the word ''bridge' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, which for centuries were the principal unit of secular and religious administration in most of England and Wales. Civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. Civil parishes in their modern form came into being through the Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), which established elected parish councils to take on the secular functions of the parish vestry. A civil parish can range in size from a sparsely populated rural area with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, to a large town with a population in excess of 100,000. This scope is similar to that of municipalities in continental Europe, such as the communes of France. However, unlike their continental Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. Its council is based in Grantham. The district also includes the towns of Bourne, Lincolnshire, Bourne, Market Deeping and Stamford, Lincolnshire, Stamford, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. South Kesteven borders North Kesteven to the north, South Holland District, South Holland to the east, the City of Peterborough and North Northamptonshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, the Borough of Melton, Melton district of Leicestershire to the west, and the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire to the north-west. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the area of five former districts from the administrative counties of England, administrative county of Kesteven, which were all abolished at the same time: *Bourne, Lincolnshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the east, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland to the south, and Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire to the west. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and a population of 1,095,010. After Lincoln (104,565), the largest towns are Grimsby (85,911) and Scunthorpe (81,286). For Local government in England, local government purposes Lincolnshire comprises a non-metropolitan county with seven districts, and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The last two areas are part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region, and the rest of the county is in the East Midlands. The non-metropolitan county council and two unitary councils collabora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barholm
Barholm is a village in the civil parish of Barholm and Stowe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is west from the A15 road, and south from Bourne. In 1921 the parish had a population of 170. Barholm is first recorded as "Berc(a)ham" in 1086; the name is from Old English ''beorg'' + ''hām'' or ''hamm'' and means "homestead or enclosure on a hill." Hereward (later known as Hereward the Wake) owned land in Barholm and the nearby village of Stowe in the period before the Norman Conquest in 1066. St Martin's Church is Grade I listed. The church received a new tower during the English Civil War and an inscription with the date 1648 reads: "Was ever such a thing Since the Creation? A new steeple built In the time of vexation." Local government On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Stowe to form "Barholm and Stowe", part also went to Market Deeping, Baston and Langtoft. Barholm and Stowe parish is run through a parish meeting of it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 South Kesteven District Council Election
The 2023 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 56 members of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was on the same day as 2023 United Kingdom local elections, other local elections across England. The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The Conservatives remained the largest party after the election but lost their majority. Both the Conservative leader, Kelham Cooke, and deputy leader, Adam Stokes, lost their seats. A coalition of some of the independent councillors and the Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour formed to take control of the council, narrowly beating a rival coalition of the Conservatives and some of the other independents to form an administration by one vote at the council's subsequent annual meeting on 18 May 2023. Independent councillor Richard Cleaver therefore became leader of the council, defeating the new Conservative leader, Graham Jeal. Results The over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Lincolnshire County Council Election
The 2021 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on 6 May 2021, alongside other local elections. Summary Election result , - Results by district Boston Division results East Lindsey Division results Lincoln Division results South Holland Division results North Kesteven Division results South Kesteven Division results West Lindsey Division results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Lincolnshire
This is a list of civil parishes and unparished areas in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. There are about 623 civil parishes. Table of civil parishes Sources # Formerly Alford Urban District # Formerly Barton upon Humber Urban District # Formerly Boston Municipal Borough # Formerly Boston Rural District # Formerly Bourne Urban District # Formerly Brigg Urban District # Formerly Caistor Rural District # Formerly Cleethorpes Municipal Borough # Formerly East Elloe Rural District # Formerly East Kesteven Rural District # Formerly Gainsborough Rural District # Formerly Gainsborough Urban District # Formerly Glanford Brigg Rural District # Formerly Goole Rural District # Formerly Grantham Municipal Borough # Formerly Grimsby County Borough # Formerly Grimsby Rural District # Formerly Horncastle Rural District # Formerly Horncastle Urban District # Formerly Isle of Axholme Rural District # Formerly Lincoln County Borough # Formerly Louth Municipal B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
