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|Name= Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey
|Name= Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey
|HQ= Newland, [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire|Lincoln]]
|HQ= Newland, [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire|Lincoln]]
|Government= Lindsey County Council
|Government= [[Lindsey County Council]]
|Origin= [[Kingdom of Lindsey]]
|Origin= [[Kingdom of Lindsey]]
|Status= [[Administrative county]]
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* [[Parts of Lincolnshire|Part]] of the historic county [[Lincolnshire]]
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* [[Administrative county]] (1889–1974)
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|Arms= [[File:Lincs Lind arms.png|100px]]<br>''Arms of the former Lindsey County Council''
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The '''Parts of Lindsey''' was a unit of local government until 1974 in [[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, Lincolnshire|Stamford]] to form Lincolnshire.
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, Lincolnshire|Stamford]] to form Lincolnshire.

As with the other historic divisions of Lincolnshire, Lindsey is no longer a local government unit, although its name survives in that of two districts of the county council area Lincolnshire ([[East Lindsey|East]] and [[West Lindsey]]), and it is still recognised as a geographical area.


==Local government==
==Local government==
When the English shires were established, Lindsey became part of Lincolnshire. It and each of [[Kesteven]] and [[Parts_of_Holland|Holland]], acquired the formal designation of [[Parts of Lincolnshire]]. Thus it became the '''Parts of Lindsey'''.
When the English shires were established, Lindsey became part of Lincolnshire. It, and each of [[Kesteven]] and [[Parts of Holland|Holland]], acquired the formal designation of [[Parts of Lincolnshire]]. Thus it became the Parts of Lindsey.


[[File:Ridings of Lindsey - Lincolnshire.svg|thumb|left|Former Ridings of Lindsey in Lincolnshire]]
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Lindsey was itself divided into three [[Riding (division)|riding]]s, the North, West and South Ridings and then into [[wapentake]]s. The [[West Riding of Lindsey|West Riding]] covered the western part, including [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]], [[Scunthorpe]] and [[Spital, Lincolnshire|Spital]]. The [[North Riding of Lindsey|North Riding]] covered the north-east, including [[Barton upon Humber]], [[Caistor]], [[Cleethorpes]], [[Glanford Brigg|Brigg]], [[Grimsby]], and [[Market Rasen]]. The [[South Riding of Lindsey|South Riding]] covered the rest, in the south-east, including [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], [[Mablethorpe]] and [[Skegness]]. The point at which the Ridings touched was somewhere near [[Lissington]].<ref>http://www.roffe.freeserve.co.uk/lindsey.htm {{wayback|url=http://www.roffe.freeserve.co.uk/lindsey.htm |date=20060107032828 |df=y }}</ref>
[[File:"The Map of Lindsey Level" (1662).jpg|thumb|"The Map of Lindsey Levell" from "The history of imbanking and drayning" by [[William Dugdale]] (1662).]]
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Lindsey was itself divided into three [[Riding (division)|riding]]s: the North, West and South Ridings, which in turn were divided into [[wapentake]]s. The [[West Riding of Lindsey|West Riding]] covered the western part, including [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]], [[Scunthorpe]] and [[Spital, Lincolnshire|Spital]]. The [[North Riding of Lindsey|North Riding]] covered the north-east, including [[Barton upon Humber]], [[Caistor]], [[Cleethorpes]], [[Glanford Brigg|Brigg]], [[Grimsby]] and [[Market Rasen]]. The [[South Riding of Lindsey|South Riding]] covered the rest, in the south-east, including [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], [[Mablethorpe]] and [[Skegness]]. The point at which the Ridings all touched was somewhere near [[Lissington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roffe.freeserve.co.uk/lindsey.htm|title=Lindsey|access-date=31 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060107032828/http://www.roffe.freeserve.co.uk/lindsey.htm|archive-date=7 January 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Lindsey, like the other parts of Lincolnshire had long had a separate county administration ([[Quarter Sessions]]). In 1889, this division was followed in the establishment of the [[administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of '''Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey''', which had an elected [[county council]]. [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire|Lincoln]] and [[Grimsby]] were independent [[county borough]]s.
Lindsey, like the other parts of Lincolnshire, had long had a separate county administration ([[Quarter Sessions]]). In 1889, this division was followed in the establishment of the [[administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of '''Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey''', which had an elected [[county council]]. [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire|Lincoln]] and [[Grimsby]] were independent [[county borough]]s.


Within the rest of Lindsey there were various [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]]s and [[rural district]]s, established by the [[Local Government Act 1894]]. The rural districts were [[Caistor Rural District|Caistor]], [[Gainsborough Rural District|Gainsborough]], [[Glanford Brigg Rural District|Glanford Brigg]], [[Grimsby Rural District|Grimsby]], [[Horncastle Rural District|Horncastle]], [[Isle of Axholme Rural District|Isle of Axholme]], [[Louth Rural District|Louth]], [[Spilsby Rural District|Spilsby]], [[Welton Rural District|Welton]]. A rural district of [[Sibsey Rural District|Sibsey]] also existed until 1936, when it was merged into Spilsby.
Within the rest of Lindsey there were various [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]]s and [[rural district]]s, established by the [[Local Government Act 1894]]. The rural districts were [[Caistor Rural District|Caistor]], [[Gainsborough Rural District|Gainsborough]], [[Glanford Brigg Rural District|Glanford Brigg]], [[Grimsby Rural District|Grimsby]], [[Horncastle Rural District|Horncastle]], [[Isle of Axholme Rural District|Isle of Axholme]], [[Louth Rural District|Louth]], [[Spilsby Rural District|Spilsby]], [[Welton Rural District|Welton]]. A rural district of [[Sibsey Rural District|Sibsey]] also existed until 1936, when it was merged into Spilsby.


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The administrative county of Parts of Lindsey was abolished on 1 April 1974 as a result of the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. Its area was divided between two new [[non-metropolitan county|non-metropolitan counties]]: the northern area of Lindsey was placed in [[Humberside]] while the remainder passed to Lincolnshire.<ref name="guide">{{cite book |title=Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System |year=1974 |publisher=[[HMSO]] |location=London |isbn=0-11-750847-0 |pages=60, 71}}</ref> In 1996 the unpopular decision was all but reversed, in that Lincolnshire status was reinstated for the areas that had become South Humberside, however the Lindsey name was not.
===Abolition 1974===


[[File:Humberside South.jpg|thumb|Roadsigns showing Humberside and Lindsey]]
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The Parts of Lindsey were abolished on 1 April 1974 as a result of the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. The area of the administrative county was divided between two new [[non-metropolitan county|non-metropolitan counties]]: the northern area of Lindsey was placed in [[Humberside]] while the remainder passed to Lincolnshire.<ref name="guide">{{cite book |title=Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System |year=1974 |publisher=[[HMSO]] |location=London |isbn=0-11-750847-0 |pages=60, 71}}</ref>


The original Lindsey was divided between six [[non-metropolitan district]]s, as follows<ref name=guide/>
Lindsey was divided between six [[non-metropolitan district]]s, as follows<ref name=guide/>


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|[[East Lindsey]] (Lincolnshire)
|[[East Lindsey]] (Lincolnshire)
|Rural districts of [[Horncastle Rural District|Horncastle]], [[Louth Rural District|Louth]] and [[Spilsby Rural District|Spilsby]];<br>Urban districts of Louth, Alford, Horncastle, Mablethorpe and Sutton, Skegness and Woodhall Spa.
|Rural districts of [[Horncastle Rural District|Horncastle]], [[Louth Rural District|Louth]] and [[Spilsby Rural District|Spilsby]];<br/>Urban districts of Louth, Alford, Horncastle, Mablethorpe and Sutton, Skegness and Woodhall Spa.
|-
|-
|[[West Lindsey]] (Lincolnshire)
|[[West Lindsey]] (Lincolnshire)
|Rural districts of [[Caistor Rural District|Caistor]], [[Gainsborough Rural District|Gainsborough]], [[Welton Rural District|Welton]];<br>Urban districts of Gainsborough and Market Rasen
|Rural districts of [[Caistor Rural District|Caistor]], [[Gainsborough Rural District|Gainsborough]], [[Welton Rural District|Welton]];<br/>Urban districts of Gainsborough and Market Rasen
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|-
|[[Cleethorpes (borough)|Cleethorpes]] (Humberside)
|[[Cleethorpes (borough)|Cleethorpes]] (Humberside)
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|Rural district of [[Glanford Brigg Rural District|Glanford Brigg]]; Urban districts of Barton and Brigg
|Rural district of [[Glanford Brigg Rural District|Glanford Brigg]]; Urban districts of Barton and Brigg
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|-
|[[Scunthorpe]] (Humberside)
|[[Borough of Scunthorpe|Scunthorpe]] (Humberside)
|Municipal Borough of Scunthorpe
|Municipal Borough of Scunthorpe
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|[[Boothferry (district)|Boothferry]] (Humberside)
|[[Boothferry (district)|Boothferry]] (Humberside)
|[[Isle of Axholme Rural District]]; along with areas from the [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East]] and [[West Riding of Yorkshire|west Ridings]] of [[Yorkshire]]
|[[Isle of Axholme Rural District]]; along with areas from the [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East]] and [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Ridings]] of [[Yorkshire]]
|}
|}


===Present authorities===
===Present authorities===


In 1996 these Humberside districts were re-grouped into [[Unitary authority|unitary authorities]]; units which performed the duties of both county and administrative district.
In 1996 the Humberside districts were re-grouped into [[Unitary authority|unitary authorities]]; units which performed the duties of both county and administrative district. One is [[North Lincolnshire]] (centred on [[Scunthorpe]]). This comprises the former districts of Glanford and Scunthorpe, as well as the Isle of Axholme which formed the southern part of Boothferry district. The second is [[North East Lincolnshire]], comprising the former districts of [[Great Grimsby (borough)|Great Grimsby]] and [[Cleethorpes (borough)|Cleethorpes]]. The two unitary authorities represent the most urbanised part of traditional Lincolnshire.
*One is [[North Lincolnshire]] (centred on [[Scunthorpe]]). This is the former districts of Glanford and Scunthorpe, as well as the Isle of Axholme which had become the southern part of Boothferry.
*The second is [[North East Lincolnshire]] comprising the former districts of [[Great Grimsby (borough)|Great Grimsby]] and [[Cleethorpes (borough)|Cleethorpes]].


The remaining parts of Lindsey largely correspond to the 1974 [[Lincolnshire County Council]] districts of [[West Lindsey]] and [[East Lindsey]].
The two unitary authorities represent the most urbanised part of traditional Lincolnshire.


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*Russell, Reginald Charles (1965). ''A History of Schools and Education in Lindsey, Lincolnshire: 1800–1902''. Lindsey County Council Education Committee.
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*{{cite book|last=Vince|first=Alan (ed.)|authorlink=Alan Vince|title=Pre-Viking Lindsey|year=1993|publisher=City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit|location=Lincoln|isbn=0-9514987-7-0}}
*Russell, Rex C. (1994). ''A History of School Teachers in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, c. 1800–1902''. Barton-upon-Humber: Workers Education Association, Barton-upon-Humber Branch.
*Wickstead, Arthur (1978). ''Lincolnshire, Lindsey: The Story of a County Council, 1889–1974''. Lincolnshire and Humberside Arts.
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*{{cite book|editor-last=Vince|editor-first=Alan|editor-link=Alan Vince|title=Pre-Viking Lindsey|year=1993|publisher=City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit|location=Lincoln|isbn=0-9514987-7-0}}

==External links==
*[http://wikishire.co.uk/map/#lindsey/base=outline Map of Lindsey] on Wikishire


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Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey

History
 • OriginKingdom of Lindsey
 • Created
 • Abolished1974 (administrative county)
 • Succeeded byLincolnshire, Humberside
Status
RegierungLindsey County Council
 • HQNewland, Lincoln

Arms of the former Lindsey County Council

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.

As with the other historic divisions of Lincolnshire, Lindsey is no longer a local government unit, although its name survives in that of two districts of the county council area Lincolnshire (East and West Lindsey), and it is still recognised as a geographical area.

Local government

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When the English shires were established, Lindsey became part of Lincolnshire. It, and each of Kesteven and Holland, acquired the formal designation of Parts of Lincolnshire. Thus it became the Parts of Lindsey.

Former Ridings of Lindsey in Lincolnshire
"The Map of Lindsey Levell" from "The history of imbanking and drayning" by William Dugdale (1662).

Lindsey was itself divided into three ridings: the North, West and South Ridings, which in turn were divided into wapentakes. The West Riding covered the western part, including Gainsborough, Scunthorpe and Spital. The North Riding covered the north-east, including Barton upon Humber, Caistor, Cleethorpes, Brigg, Grimsby and Market Rasen. The South Riding covered the rest, in the south-east, including Louth, Mablethorpe and Skegness. The point at which the Ridings all touched was somewhere near Lissington.[1]

Lindsey, like the other parts of Lincolnshire, had long had a separate county administration (Quarter Sessions). In 1889, this division was followed in the establishment of the administrative county of Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey, which had an elected county council. Lincoln and Grimsby were independent county boroughs.

Within the rest of Lindsey there were various urban districts and rural districts, established by the Local Government Act 1894. The rural districts were Caistor, Gainsborough, Glanford Brigg, Grimsby, Horncastle, Isle of Axholme, Louth, Spilsby, Welton. A rural district of Sibsey also existed until 1936, when it was merged into Spilsby.

The administrative county of Parts of Lindsey was abolished on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. Its area was divided between two new non-metropolitan counties: the northern area of Lindsey was placed in Humberside while the remainder passed to Lincolnshire.[2] In 1996 the unpopular decision was all but reversed, in that Lincolnshire status was reinstated for the areas that had become South Humberside, however the Lindsey name was not.

Roadsigns showing Humberside and Lindsey

Lindsey was divided between six non-metropolitan districts, as follows[2]

District Area
East Lindsey (Lincolnshire) Rural districts of Horncastle, Louth and Spilsby;
Urban districts of Louth, Alford, Horncastle, Mablethorpe and Sutton, Skegness and Woodhall Spa.
West Lindsey (Lincolnshire) Rural districts of Caistor, Gainsborough, Welton;
Urban districts of Gainsborough and Market Rasen
Cleethorpes (Humberside) Rural district of Grimsby; Municipal Borough of Cleethorpes
Glanford (Humberside) Rural district of Glanford Brigg; Urban districts of Barton and Brigg
Scunthorpe (Humberside) Municipal Borough of Scunthorpe
Boothferry (Humberside) Isle of Axholme Rural District; along with areas from the East and West Ridings of Yorkshire

Present authorities

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In 1996 the Humberside districts were re-grouped into unitary authorities; units which performed the duties of both county and administrative district. One is North Lincolnshire (centred on Scunthorpe). This comprises the former districts of Glanford and Scunthorpe, as well as the Isle of Axholme which formed the southern part of Boothferry district. The second is North East Lincolnshire, comprising the former districts of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes. The two unitary authorities represent the most urbanised part of traditional Lincolnshire.

The remaining parts of Lindsey largely correspond to the 1974 Lincolnshire County Council districts of West Lindsey and East Lindsey.

References

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  1. ^ "Lindsey". Archived from the original on 7 January 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. pp. 60, 71. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.

Further reading

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  • Russell, Reginald Charles (1965). A History of Schools and Education in Lindsey, Lincolnshire: 1800–1902. Lindsey County Council Education Committee.
  • Russell, Rex C. (1994). A History of School Teachers in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, c. 1800–1902. Barton-upon-Humber: Workers Education Association, Barton-upon-Humber Branch.
  • Wickstead, Arthur (1978). Lincolnshire, Lindsey: The Story of a County Council, 1889–1974. Lincolnshire and Humberside Arts.
  • Vince, Alan, ed. (1993). Pre-Viking Lindsey. Lincoln: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. ISBN 0-9514987-7-0.
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