• Civil parishes are small divisions used for statistical purposes and formerly for local government in Scotland. Civil parishes gained legal functions in...
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    is a list of the 871 civil parishes in Scotland. From 1845 to 1930, parishes formed part of the local government system of Scotland: having parochial boards...
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    is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, which for centuries were the principal...
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    a list of civil parishes in England split by ceremonial county (see map below). The civil parish is the lowest level of local government in England. Northumberland...
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  • government in Scotland, replaced by communities Civil parishes in Wales, former units of local government in Wales, replaced by communities Civil parishes of...
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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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    joint boards of the councils. At the most local level, Scotland is divided into civil parishes, which are now used only for statistical purposes such...
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  • no local government functions. Since the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929, civil parishes have had no local government functions, and are of statistical...
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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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    public activities in geographical areas known as civil parishes. There are about 10,480 parish and town councils in England. Parish councils may be known...
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    County of Moray (category Counties of Scotland)
    1930, parishes formed part of the local government system of Scotland, having parochial boards from 1845 to 1894. In 1861 there were 15 civil parishes entirely...
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    civil parishes in Scotland, the proportion of Gaelic speakers exceeds 50% in seven parishes, 25% in 14 parishes, and 10% in 35 parishes. Decline in traditional...
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  • Scotland, the national church of Scotland, divides the country into Presbyteries, which in turn are subdivided into Parishes, each served by a parish...
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    ecoregions in Scotland Administrative divisions of Scotland Council areas of Scotland Civil parishes in Scotland Municipalities of Scotland Unitary authorities...
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  • "Victorian county, parish & township plans". "Hundreds". Data.SA. 2023-05-05 [2016-03-23]. Retrieved 2023-06-02. "In praise of ... civil parishes". The Guardian...
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    Coldstream (category Parishes in Berwickshire)
    Coldstream (Scottish Gaelic: An Sruthan Fuar) is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. A former burgh, Coldstream was where...
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    Olrig (redirect from Parish of Olrig)
    Olrig is a parish in Caithness, Scotland. The main settlement in the parish is Castletown. Prior to the 19th century, the parish was sub-divided into...
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    Sutherland (category Districts of Scotland)
    Outputs system at the Scotland's Census website. Of the 871 civil parishes in Scotland listed on the General Register Office for Scotland website, 13 are identified...
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    Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...
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    parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former county of Roxburghshire, south and east of Hawick. The largest village in the parish is...
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  • Lesmahagow (category Civil parishes of Scotland)
    edge of moorland, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland. Lesmahagow was also a civil parish. It lies west of the M74, and southeast of Kirkmuirhill...
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  • locations: Mar-Md Maryton (near Montrose), Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom; see List of civil parishes in Scotland Maryton, Virginia, United States; an unincorporated...
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    Caerlaverock (category Civil parishes of Scotland)
    (/kərˈlævərək/; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhlàthain) is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The parish was historically in Dumfriesshire. The...
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    Coldingham (category Parishes in Berwickshire)
    in 1901. Civil parishes in Scotland, as units of local government, were abolished in 1929 but have been used later for census and other purposes. In 1891...
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    Sandness (category Parishes of Shetland)
    administrative function until the abolition of Civil parishes in Scotland by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929, and had been a statistical regional...
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    Stirlingshire (category Counties of Scotland)
    limited powers. In 2001, according to the website of the General Register Office for Scotland, there were 871 civil parishes. Civil parishes are still used...
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    rural areas outside the main settlement proper. In England, the status sometimes applies to civil parishes, such as the city of Ripon; though the status...
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    Melrose (Scottish Gaelic: Maolros, "bald moor") is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It lies within the Eildon...
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    Selkirkshire (category Former counties of Scotland)
    Census of Scotland, 1981 - SAS Table 6 Present Population (aggregate of the 7 civil parishes) Scotland's Census 1991 - National Records of Scotland - Table...
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    ecclesiastical and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. According to John Bartholomew's 1887 Gazetteer of the British Isles, the parish in west Dumfriesshire...
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