Skegness | |
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Skegness Urban District shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970. | |
Area | |
• 1911 | 1,922 acres (7.78 km2) |
• 1961 | 3,862 acres (15.63 km2) |
Population | |
• 1911 | 3,775 |
• 1961 | 12,847 |
History | |
• Created | 1894 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | East Lindsey |
Status | Urban District |
Government | Skegness Urban District Council |
• HQ | Skegness |
Skegness was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974. [1] [2] It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
It was enlarged in 1926 when the Winthorpe civil parish was transferred to the district.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in the eastern part of Lindsey to form the new East Lindsey district.
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is 43 miles (69 km) east of Lincoln and 22 miles (35 km) north-east of Boston. With a population of 19,579, it is the largest settlement in the East Lindsey district; it also incorporates Winthorpe and Seacroft, and forms a larger built-up area with the resorts of Ingoldmells and Chapel St Leonards to the north. The town is on the A52 and A158 roads, connecting it with Boston and the East Midlands, and Lincoln respectively. Skegness railway station is on the Nottingham to Skegness line.
The Parts of Holland is a historical division of Lincolnshire, England, encompassing the south-east of the county. The name is still recognised locally and survives in the district of South Holland.
The Parts of Kesteven are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England. This division had long had a separate county administration, along with the two other Parts of Lincolnshire, Lindsey and Holland.
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle, Chapel St Leonards and Louth. Skegness is the largest town in East Lindsey followed by Louth and Mablethorpe.
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.
Mablethorpe and Sutton is a civil parish and town in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It is on the North Sea coast and includes Mablethorpe, Trusthorpe, Sutton-on-Sea and Sandilands along with the inland village of Thorpe. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 11,780, increasing to 12,531 at the 2011 Census.
Spilsby was a rural district in Lincolnshire, parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974.
Welton was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Lincoln rural sanitary district which was in Lindsey - the Kesteven part forming the Branston Rural District. It was named after Welton.
Gainsborough was rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974.
Horncastle was a rural district in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, from 1894 to 1974.
Alford was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1896 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
Barton upon Humber was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
Brigg was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
Cleethorpes was an Urban District and Municipal Borough in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
Gainsborough was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
Horncastle was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
Mablethorpe and Sutton was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1896 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
Market Rasen was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
Scunthorpe was an Urban District from 1894 to 1919 and Municipal Borough from 1919 to 1974 in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England.
Woodhall Spa was an Urban District in Parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England from 1898 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.
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