Kesteven

The Parts of Kesteven (/ˈkɛstəvən/ or /kəˈstiːvən/) are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England. This division had long had a separate county administration (quarter sessions), along with the two other Parts of Lincolnshire, Lindsey and Holland.

For people named Kesteven, see Kesteven (surname).

Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven

History
 • Created1889
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byLincolnshire
StatusAdministrative county
 • HQSleaford

Etymology

The word Kesteven is supposed to have derived from two root words: the Celtic ced meaning wood (compare Modern Welsh coed) and the Old Norse stefna, a meeting place. The earliest record of the place name is from about 1000 AD (in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire) and was spelt Ceostefne, developing into Ketstevene by 1194.[1]

Administrative areas

Wapentakes and Sokes

Historically, Lincolnshire was divided into wapentakes, hundreds and sokes.[2] The following made up Kesteven:

Local Government Act 1888

The three parts were given separate elected county councils in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888, and recognised as administrative counties.[3] Kesteven lies in the south-west of Lincolnshire. It includes the towns of:

Local Government Act 1894

Under the Local Government Act 1894 Kesteven was divided into a number of rural district and urban districts based on earlier sanitary districts:[4]

The urban districts and boroughs were:

Bourne Urban District was abolished in 1920, with Bourne becoming a parish in Bourne Rural District. Bracebridge became part of the county borough of Lincoln that same year, becoming associated with the Parts of Lindsey.

Local Government Act 1929

The rural districts were re-organised by a County Review Order in 1929, to create four new districts named after points of the compass:[5]

Local Government Act 1972

These separate county councils were abolished in 1974 and Lincolnshire (minus the northern part of Lindsey) had a single county council for the first time, although the names of the Parts survive in some of the names of district councils. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the four rural districts in Kesteven, along with the boroughs and urban district, merged into two district councils:[6]

Kesteven County Council

Chairmen

Vice-chairmen

Coat of arms

Kesteven County Council received a grant of arms in 1950. The Lincoln green shield bears an ermine pale, representing the Roman Ermine Street which runs the length of the county. This is charged with an oak tree for the ancient forests, among them Kesteven Forest. A drawing of the arms of Kesteven County Council can be found here.

The crest shows a heron with a pike in its beak. The dexter supporter is a Roman legionary which recalls the Roman settlements of the county. The sinister supporter is a poacher, recalling the song "The Lincolnshire Poacher", an unofficial anthem of Lincolnshire.[10][11]

Titles of nobility associated with Kesteven

See also

References
  1. "Kesteven".
  2. Parson, William (1826). The History and Directory of the Towns and Principal Villages in the County of Lincoln. Leeds: William White & Co. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c.41)
  4. The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73)
  5. Local Government Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo V c.17)
  6. Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. 70)
  7. "Death of Sir John H. Thorold, Bart.", Grantham Journal, 7 October 1922, p. 5
  8. "Kesteven County Council", Sheffield Independent, 31 March 1904, p. 8
  9. "Kesteven County Council", Grantham Journal, 15 May 1909, p. 6
  10. "Lincolnshire - Parts of Kesteven". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  11. Joan, Varley (1974). The Parts of Kesteven. pp. viii.
  12. Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
  • Youngs, Frederic A (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
  • Youngs, Frederic A (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.

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