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    A parish council is a civil local authority found in England, which is the lowest tier of local government. They are elected corporate bodies, with variable...
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    In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local...
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  • Parish council may refer to: Pastoral council (Catholic Church) Parish councils in England Civil parishes in Scotland Parochial church council This disambiguation...
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    government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed by...
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    was rising, the parish council was abolished in 1926 and the parish was removed from the rural district. On 1 April 1926 the parish of Hornchurch became...
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    parish is the most local unit of government in England. A parish is governed by a parish council or parish meeting, which exercises a limited number of...
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  • charter trustees. Since 1 April 1974 any parish council in England has the right to resolve to call itself a town council and many communities have taken up...
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    the main parish church. In England civil parishes and their governing parish councils evolved in the 19th century as ecclesiastical parishes began to...
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    Handforth Town Council is the civil parish council of Handforth, Cheshire, England. Following the Local Government Act 1894 Handford Parish Council was established...
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  • A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain. In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local...
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