- Spilsby Rural District
infobox historic subdivision
Name= Spilsby
HQ= Spilsby
Status=Rural district
Start= 1894
End= 1974
Replace=East Lindsey
PopulationFirst= 20,506
PopulationLast= 22,459
PopulationFirstYear= 1901
PopulationLastYear= 1971
AreaFirst= convert|128211|acre|km2|1
AreaLast= convert|145660|acre|km2|1
AreaFirstYear= 1901
AreaLastYear= 1961Spilsby was a
rural district in Lincolnshire, parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974.It was created by the
Local Government Act 1894 from theSpilsby rural sanitary district . It was reduced in 1896 when Alford was constituted an urban district and again in 1925 when thecivil parish ofSutton in the Marsh became part ofMablethorpe and Sutton urban district and 1926 when the neighbouringSkegness Urban District was extended. In 1936 a County Review Order enlarged the district when it absorbed the formerSibsey Rural District .It survived until 1974 when, under the
Local Government Act 1972 , it was merged with other districts to form the newEast Lindsey district.Civil parishes
The rural district contained the following civil parishes:
*Addlethorpe
*Alford until 1896, when it was constituted a separateurban district .
*Anderby
*Ashby by Partney
*Aswardby
*Bilsby
*Bolingbroke
*Bratoft
*Brinkhill
*Burgh le Marsh
*Calceby
*Carrington (from 1936)
*Chapel St Leonards (from 1896: formed from part of Mumby CP)
*Claxby
*Croft
*Cumberworth
*Dalby
*Driby
*East Keal
*East Kirkby
*Eastville
*Farlesthorpe
*Frisby
*Friskney
*Frithville (from 1936)
*Great Steeping
*Gunby
*Hagnaby
*Halton
*Holegate
*Hareby
*Harrington
*Hogsthorpe
*Hundleby
*Huttoft
*Ingoldmells
*Irby in the Marsh
*Langriville (from 1936)
*Langton by Spilsby
*Little Steeping
*Markby
*Mavis Enderby
*Midville
*Mumby
*New Leake
*Orby
*Partney
*Raithby
*Rigsby withAilsby
*Sausthorpe
*Scremby
*Sibsey (from 1936)
*Skendleby
*South Ormsby cumKetsby
*Spilsby
*Stickford
*Stickney
*Sutterby (until 1936: absorbed by Langton by Spilsby CP)
*Sutton in the Marsh (until 1925: became part of Mablethorpe and Sutton Urban District)
*Thornton le Veal (from 1936)
*Thorpe St Peter
*Toynton All Saints
*Toynton St Peter
*Ulceby with Fordington
*Wainfleet All Saints
*Wainfleet St Mary
*Welton le Marsh
*West Fen
*West Keal
*Westville (from 1936)
*Willoughby withSloothby
*Winthorpe (until 1926: absorbed by Addlesthorpe CP and Skegness Urban District)References
*http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10074538
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