# The Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973

S.I. 1973/1110 · made 22 June 1973

Part V of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972 makes provision for the constitution of parishes for areas of existing boroughs and urban districts in England. This Order gives effect to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. It also specifies a date for certain electoral provisions of the 1972 Act (see article 4).

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## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 22nd June 1973
Laid before Parliament 29th June 1973
Coming into Operation 6th July 1973
The Secretary of State for the Environment, upon consideration of proposals made to him by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 2(1) of Part V of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—

## Title, commencement and interpretation

## 1 

This order may be cited as the Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 6th July 1973.

## 2 

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

## Successor parishes

## 3 

There shall be constituted the parishes named in column (1) of Parts I and II of the Schedule to this order, the boundaries of which are conterminous—
(a) in the case of the parishes in Part I, with the boundaries of the existing urban districts or boroughs respectively specified in respect of such parishes in column (2);
(b) in the case of the parishes in Part II, with the boundaries of the parts of existing urban districts respectively specified in respect of such parishes in column (2).

## Parish councillors

## 4 

In relation to the parishes named in column (1) of the said Part I, 6th July 1973 is hereby specified as the date for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) (aldermen and councillors of boroughs or councillors of urban districts to be parish councillors) and (5) (cessation of provision suspending elections, and filling of casual vacancies) of paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Act 1972.

## Signature

Geoffrey Rippon
Secretary of State for the Environment
22nd June 1973

## I 

(1)
(2)
Parishes
Existing urban districts or boroughs
County of Avon
Clevedon
The urban district of Clevedon
Norton-Radstock
The urban district of Norton-Radstock
Portishead
The urban district of Portishead
Country of Bedfordshire
Ampthill
The urban district of Ampthill
Biggleswade
The urban district of Biggleswade
Kempston Urban
The urban district of Kempston
Leighton-Linslade
The urban district of Leighton-Linslade
Sandy
The urban district of Sandy
County of Berkshire
Wokingham
The borough of Wokingham
Eton
The urban district of Eton
County of Buckinghamshire
Buckingham
The borough of Buckingham
Beaconsfield
The urban district of Beaconsfield
Chesham
The urban district of Chesham
Marlow
The urban district of Marlow
County of Cambridgeshire
Huntingdon and Godmanchester
The borough of Huntingdon and Godmanchester
Saint Ives
The borough of St. Ives
Chatteris
The urban district of Chatteris
Ely
The urban district of Ely
March
The urban district of March
Ramsey
The urban district of Ramsey
St. Neots
The urban district of St. Neots
County of Cheshire
Alderley Edge
The urban district of Alderley Edge
Alsager
The urban district of Alsager
Bollington
The urban district of Bollington
Knutsford
The urban district of Knutsford
Lymm
The urban district of Lymm
Middlewich
The urban district of Middlewich
Nantwich
The urban district of Nantwich
Northwich
The urban district of Northwich
County of Cleveland
Guisborough
The urban district of Guisborough
Loftus
The urban district of Loftus
Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea
The urban district of Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea
Country of Cornwall
Bodmin
The borough of Bodmin
Helston
The borough of Helston
Launceston
The borough of Dunheved, otherwise Launceston
Liskeard
The borough of Liskeard
Penryn
The borough of Penryn
St. Ives
The borough of St. Ives
Saltash
The borough of Saltash
Bude-Stratton
The urban district of Bude-Stratton
Looe
The urban district of Looe
St. Just
The urban district of St. Just
Torpoint
The urban district of Torpoint
County of Cumbria
Appleby
The borough of Appleby
Cockermouth
The urban district of Cockermouth
Grange-over-Sands
The urban district of Grange
Keswick
The urban district of Keswick
Maryport
The urban district of Maryport
Ulverston
The urban district of Ulverston
Windermere
The urban district of Windermere
County of Derbyshire
Ashbourne
The urban district of Ashbourne
Bakewell
The urban district of Bakewell
Belper
The urban district of Belper
Old Bolsover
The urban district of Bolsover
Clay Cross
The urban district of Clay Cross
Dronfield
The urban district of Dronfield
New Mills
The urban district of New Mills
Ripley
The urban district of Ripley
Staveley
The urban district of Staveley
Whaley Bridge
The urban district of Whaley Bridge
Wirksworth
The urban district of Wirksworth
Country of Devon
Dartmouth
The borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness
Great Torrington
The borough of Great Torrington
Honiton
The borough of Honiton
Okehampton
The borough of Okehampton
Totnes
The borough of Totnes
Ashburton
The urban district of Ashburton
Buckfastleigh
The urban district of Buckfastleigh
Budleigh Salterton
The urban district of Budleigh Salterton
Crediton
The urban district of Crediton
Dawlish
The urban district of Dawlish
Ilfracombe
The urban district of Ilfracombe
Kingsbridge
The urban district of Kingsbridge
Lynton and Lynmouth
The urban district of Lynton
Northam
The urban district of Northam
Ottery St. Mary
The urban district of Ottery St. Mary
Salcombe
The urban district of Salcombe
Seaton
The urban district of Seaton
Sidmouth
The urban district of Sidmouth
Teignmouth
The urban district of Teignmouth
County of Dorset
Blandford Forum
The borough of Blandford Forum
Bridport
The borough of Bridport
Dorchester
The borough of Dorchester
Lyme Regis
The borough of Lyme Regis
Shaftesbury
The borough of Shaftesbury
Wareham Lady St. Mary
The borough of Wareham
Portland
The urban district of Portland
Sherborne
The urban district of Sherborne
Swanage
The urban district of Swanage
Wimborne Minster
The urban district of Wimborne Minster
County of Durham
Barnard Castle
The urban district of Barnard Castle
Brandon and Byshottles
The urban district of Brandon and Byshottles
Shildon
The urban district of Shildon
Spennymoor
The urban district of Spennymoor
Tow Law
The urban district of Tow Law
County of East Sussex
Rye
The borough of Rye
Newhaven
The urban district of Newhaven
Country of Essex
Harwich
The borough of Harwich
Saffron Walden
The borough of Saffron Walden
Brightlingsea
The urban district of Brightlingsea
Burnham-on-Crouch
The urban district of Burnham-on-Crouch
Epping
The urban district of Epping
Frinton and Walton
The urban district of Frinton and Walton
Halstead
The urban district of Halstead
Waltham Holy Cross
The urban district of Waltham Holy Cross
West Mersea
The urban district of West Mersea
Wivenhoe
The urban district of Wivenhoe
County of Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury
The borough of Tewkesbury
Cirencester
The urban district of Cirencester
Nailsworth
The urban district of Nailsworth
County of Greater Manchester
Blackrod
The urban district of Blackrod
County of Hampshire
Romsey
The borough of Romsey
Alton
The urban district of Alton
Petersfield
The urban district of Petersfield
County of Hereford and Worcester
Bewdley
The borough of Bewdley
Droitwich
The borough of Droitwich
Evesham
The borough of Evesham
Leominster
The borough of Leominster
Kington
The urban district of Kington
Ross-on-Wye
The urban district of Ross-on-Wye
Stourport-on-Severn
The urban district of Stourport-on-Severn
County of Hertfordshire
Berkhamsted
The urban district of Berkhamsted
Chorleywood
The urban district of Chorleywood
Royston
The urban district of Royston
Sawbridgeworth
The urban district of Sawbridgeworth
Tring
The urban district of Tring
Ware
The urban district of Ware
County of Humberside
Hedon
The borough of Hedon
Barton-upon-Humber
The urban district of Barton-upon-Humber
Brigg
The urban district of Brigg
Hornsea
The urban district of Hornsea
County of Isle of Wight
Ventnor
The urban district of Ventnor
County of Kent
Faversham
The borough of Faversham
Hythe
The borough of Hythe
Lydd
The borough of Lydd
New Romney
The borough of New Romney
Sandwich
The borough of Sandwich
Tenterden
The borough of Tenterden
Broadstairs and St. Peters
The urban district of Broadstairs and St. Peter's
Sevenoaks
The urban district of Sevenoaks
Southborough
The urban district of Southborough
Swanscombe
The urban district of Swanscombe
County of Lancashire
Carnforth
The urban district of Carnforth
Kirkham
The urban district of Kirkham
Longridge
The urban district of Longridge
Preesall
The urban district of Preesall
Whitworth
The urban district of Whitworth
Withnell
The urban district of Withnell
County of Leicestershire
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
The urban district of Ashby de la Zouch
Ashby Woulds
The urban district of Ashby Woulds
Oakham
The urban district of Oakham
County of Lincolnshire
Louth
The borough of Louth
Stamford
The borough of Stamford
Alford
The urban district of Alford
Bourne
The urban district of Bourne
Horncastle
The urban district of Horncastle
Mablethorpe and Sutton
The urban district of Mablethorpe and Sutton
Market Rasen
The urban district of Market Rasen
Skegness
The urban district of Skegness
Sleaford
The urban district of Sleaford
Woodhall Spa
The urban district of Woodhall Spa
County of Merseyside
Rainford
The urban district of Rainford
County of Norfolk
Thetford
The borough of Thetford
Cromer
The urban district of Cromer
Diss
The urban district of Diss
Downham Market
The urban district of Downham Market
East Dereham
The urban district of East Dereham
Hunstanton
The urban district of Hunstanton
North Walsham
The urban district of North Walsham
Sheringham
The urban district of Sheringham
Swaffham
The urban district of Swaffham
Wells-next-the-Sea
The urban district of Wells-next-the-Sea
Wymondham
The urban district of Wymondham
County of North Yorkshire
Richmond
The borough of Richmond
Ripon
The city of Ripon
Filey
The urban district of Filey
Knaresborough
The urban district of Knaresborough
Malton
The urban district of Malton
Northallerton
The urban district of Northallerton
Norton-on-Derwent
The urban district of Norton
Pickering
The urban district of Pickering
Scalby
The urban district of Scalby
Selby
The urban district of Selby
Whitby
The urban district of Whitby
County of Northamptonshire
Brackley
The borough of Brackley
Higham Ferrers
The borough of Higham Ferrers
Burton Latimer
The urban district of Burton Latimer
Desborough
The urban district of Desborough
Irthlingborough
The urban district of Irthlingborough
Oundle
The urban district of Oundle
Raunds
The urban district of Raunds
Rothwell
The urban district of Rothwell
County of Northumberland
Alnwick
The urban district of Alnwick
Amble
The urban district of Amble
Hexham
The urban district of Hexham
Prudhoe
The urban district of Prudhoe
County of Nottinghamshire
Eastwood
The urban district of Eastwood
Warsop
The urban district of Warsop
County of Oxfordshire
Abingdon
The borough of Abingdon
Chipping Norton
The borough of Chipping Norton
Henley-on-Thames
The borough of Henley-on-Thames
Wallingford
The borough of Wallingford
Woodstock
The borough of Woodstock
Bicester
The urban district of Bicester
Thame
The urban district of Thame
Wantage
The urban district of Wantage
Witney
The urban district of Witney
County of Salop
Newport
The urban district of Newport
County of Somerset
Chard
The borough of Chard
Glastonbury
The borough of Glastonbury
Wells
The city of Wells
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge
The urban district of Burnham-on-Sea
Crewkerne
The urban district of Crewkerne
Frome
The urban district of Frome
Ilminster
The urban district of Ilminster
Shepton Mallet
The urban district of Shepton Mallet
Street
The urban district of Street
Watchet
The urban district of Watchet
Wellington
The urban district of Wellington
County of South Yorkshire
Penistone
The urban district of Penistone
Stocksbridge
The urban district of Stocksbridge
Tickhill
The urban district of Tickhill
County of Staffordshire
Biddulph
The urban district of Biddulph
Leek
The urban district of Leek
Stone
The urban district of Stone
Uttoxeter
The urban district of Uttoxeter
County of Suffolk
Aldeburgh
The borough of Aldeburgh
Beccles
The borough of Beccles
Eye
The borough of Eye
Southwold
The borough of Southwold
Sudbury
The borough of Sudbury
Bungay
The urban district of Bungay
Hadleigh
The urban district of Hadleigh
Halesworth
The urban district of Halesworth
Leiston
The urban district of Leiston-cum-Sizewell
Saxmundham
The urban district of Saxmundham
Stowmarket
The urban district of Stowmarket
Woodbridge
The urban district of Woodbridge
County of Surrey
Godalming
The borough of Godalming
Haslemere
The urban district of Haslemere
County of Warwickshire
Stratford-upon-Avon
The borough of Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwick
The borough of Warwick
Kenilworth
The urban district of Kenilworth
County of West Sussex
Arundel
The borough of Arundel
Burgess Hill
The urban district of Burgess Hill
East Grinstead
The urban district of East Grinstead
Littlehampton
The urban district of Littlehampton
County of West Yorkshire
Todmorden
The borough of Todmorden
Denholme
The urban district of Denholme
Hebden Royd
The urban district of Hebden Royd
Hemsworth
The urban district of Hemsworth
Otley
The urban district of Otley
Ripponden
The urban district of Ripponden
Silsden
The urban district of Silsden
County of Wiltshire
Calne
The borough of Calne
Devizes
The borough of Devizes
Malmesbury
The borough of Malmesbury
Marlborough
The borough of Marlborough
Wilton
The borough of Wilton
Bradford-on-Avon
The urban district of Bradford-on-Avon
Melksham
The urban district of Melksham
Warminster
The urban district of Warminster
Westbury
The urban district of Westbury

## II 

(1)
(2)
Parishes
Parts of existing urban districts
County of Cheshire
Culcheth and Glazebury
So much of the urban district of Golborne as is comprised in the district of Warrington
County of Cumbria
Lakes
So much of the urban district of Lakes as is comprised in the district of South Lakeland
Patterdale
So much of the urban district of Lakes as is comprised in the district of Eden
County of Lancashire
Turton North
So much of the urban district of Turton as is comprised in the district of Blackburn
County of Merseyside
Billinge Chapel End
So much of the urban district of Billinge-and-Winstanley as is comprised in the district of St. Helens
Seneley Green
So much of the urban district of Ashton-in-Makerfield as is comprised in the district of St. Helens

## Explanatory note

Part V of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972 makes provision for the constitution of parishes for areas of existing boroughs and urban districts in England. This Order gives effect to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. It also specifies a date for certain electoral provisions of the 1972 Act (see article 4).

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