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Internally, the principal room was the council chamber. [11] Pevsner described the building as "all somewhat dry and academic". [9] Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972, [12] the building became the headquarters of the newly created Lincolnshire County Council in 1974. [1]
Lincolnshire County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county; the latter additionally includes North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire which are both unitary authorities and therefore independent from the county council.
The biggest rivers in Lincolnshire are the Trent, running northwards from Staffordshire up the western edge of the county to the Humber estuary, and the Witham, which begins in Lincolnshire at South Witham and runs for 132 km (82 miles) through the middle of the county, eventually emptying into the North Sea at The Wash.
South Holland District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lincolnshire County Council. [8] Much of the district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. The town of Spalding is an unparished area. [9]
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The county council initially established its offices in Jermyn Street [7] and council meetings were held on an alternating basis between venues in Grantham and Sleaford. [8] However, by the mid-1920s, councillors found this arrangement unsatisfactory and, in 1925 bought Lafford Terrace for conversion and use as its permanent headquarters.
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This is a list of civil parishes and unparished areas in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. There are about 623 civil parishes. There are about 623 civil parishes. Table of civil parishes