Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes, largely in open areas, to the boundary between Humberside (district of Boothferry) and the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire (metropolitan borough of Doncaster). The parishes affected are as follows–

In Humberside		In South Yorkshire
Belton	Crowle	Blaxton	Hatfield
Epworth	Wroot	Sykehouse	Thorne
Snaith and Cowick

Consequential changes are made to the boundaries of local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts.

The map and table forming part of this Note (pages 4 and 5) give a general guide to the location, area and population of the land affected. Prints of the detailed order maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the Boothferry District Council, and of the Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (S.I. 1976/246, amended by S.I. 1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

TABLE OF AREAS AFFECTED

Transfer(s) from–	Parishes affected	Description–
Humberside (Boothferry) to S. Yorks. (Doncaster) Article 3 Area (in hectares):150 Population: 10	Belton/Hatfield	Transfer of open area located west of Anchor Drain and Goodcop Cottage, and North of Holme farm. Transfer of small area located South of Winters Low Bank Drain, including Goodcop Farm buildings and Goodcop Pumping Station.
	Crowle/Thorne	Minor realignment in vicinity of Crowle Waste affecting Swinefleet Warping Drain and the disused tramway
	Snaith/Sykehouse	Realignments to centre of Rivers Don and Went at Went bridge/Went Green
	Wroot/Blaxton	Transfer of area bounded in the north by Candy Farm and in the south by Ninescores Lane, so that boundary follows Candy Bank, Twelve Foot Drain and the drain runninng south from Thatch Carr Plantation.
S.Yorks. (Doncaster) to Humberside (Boothferry) Article 4 Area: 1120 Population: 65	Hatfield/Belton	Realignment to the South of Goodcop Cottage to follow centre of Winters Low Bank Drain. Transfer of open area located south-east of Willow Lodge Farm, and West of Old Catline Drain. Transfer of area bounded by the Anchor Drain in the north and West, and including Plains House Farm
	Hatfield/Epworth	Transfer of large area lying to the West of Old Catline Drain and the Scawcetts Drain, starting at a point north-west of Selby Farm and running southwards to Riverside Farm and Tunnel Pit Bridge. Area includes Don Farm Buildings, West Carr houses, Roe Carr, Snow Cottage, The Roe, Ninevah Farm buildings, and Parts of North Idle Drain and Lindholme Lake
Hatfield/Wroot	Transfer of large area located to the North of the River Torne commencing north-east of Candy Farm and continuing in that direction through Wroot acres to Roe Carr drain. The new boundary generaly follows the line of Moor Bank Drain. Properties transferred include Ellerholme Farm, and the pumping station near Tunnel bridge Pit Bridge.
	Thorne/Crowle	Transfer of large area located to the east of Swinefleet Warping Drain/Bletchers Drain, starting from a point north-west of Crowle Waste, and running southwards through Thorne Waste to Dirtness Bridge in the east and Anchor Drain in the west. The following are included in the transfer– Medge Hall, Lover’s Ground, New Warp Farm, Crook o' Moor Farm and Bridge, Dirtness Groves Farm, Groves Farm Cottage, Jacque’s Cottage, Hain’s farm and parts of Poplars Farms Farm and Jacque’s Farm.
	Thorne/Snaith	Transfer of area including Bank Side Farm, and part of the A614 road.