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Ceevil pairish (Ingland)
CategoryPairish
LocationIngland
Foond inDestricts
Creautit biVarious, see text
CreautitVarious, see text
Nummer10,449(as of 2015[1])
Possible teepsCeety
Commonty
Neebourheid
Pairish
Toun
Veelage
Populations0–80,000
GovrenmentCeety cooncil
Commonty cooncil
Neebourheid cooncil
Pairish cooncil
Toun cooncil
Veelage cooncil
Map o Inglis pairishes an Welsh commonties

In Ingland, aceevil pairishis a territorial designation which is the lawest tier o local govrenment belawdestrictsancounties,or their combined fuirm, theunitar authority.It is aadmeenistrative pairish,in contrast tae aecclesiastical pairish.

A ceevil pairish can range in size frae a muckletounwi a population o aroond 80,000 tae a singleveelagewi fewer than a hunder inhabitants. In a limitit nummer o cases a pairish micht include a whole ceety whaurceety statushaes been grantit bi theMonarch.Reflectin this diverse naitur, a ceevil pairish mey be kent as a toun, veelage,neebourheidorcommontybi resolution o itspairish cooncil.Approximately 35% o the Inglis population live in a ceevil pairish. As o 31 Dizember 2015 thare wur 10,449 pairishes in Ingland.[1]

On 1 Apryle 2014,Queen's Parkbecame the first ceevil pairish inGreater Lunnon.[2]Afore 2008 their creation wis no permittit athin aLunnon burgh.[3]

References

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  1. abOffice for National Statistics
  2. Queen's Park parish council gets go-aheadBBC
  3. Guidance on Community Governance Reviews(PDF).London:Department for Communities and Local Government.2010.ISBN978-1-4098-2421-3.