| Kerrier District | |
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  Shown within UK and Cornwall | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South West England |
| Admin. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to County: | Cornwall |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 106th 473.52 km² |
| Admin. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ: | Camborne |
| ONS code: | 15UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est. Not to be confused with Cambourne in Cambridgeshire. Camborne (Kammbronn The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density | Ranked 229th 98,000 207 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 1% White |
| Politics | |
 Kerrier District Council http://www.kerrier.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Independent |
| MPs: | Andrew George, Julia Goldsworthy |
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Kerrier (Cornish: Keryer) is a local government district in Cornwall, England, UK. Wendron is a village and Civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, north of Helston For the Cornish-English dialect see West Country dialects and List of Cornish dialect words. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It is the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly. Its council is based in Camborne. Not to be confused with Cambourne in Cambridgeshire. Camborne (Kammbronn Other places in the district include Redruth, Helston. Redruth (Rysrudh is a town and Civil parish in the district of Kerrier (traditionally in Penwith Hundred) Cornwall, England Helston (Hellys or Henlys is a small Town and Civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom The district contains the Lizard Peninsula. The Lizard is a Peninsula of Cornwall, and contains the most southerly point of mainland Cornwall and of the island Great Britain, Lizard
The district is named after one of the ancient administrative Hundreds of Cornwall, which covered broadly the same area, but did not have a coast on the north, like the modern district. Cornwall was originally divided into hundreds, some with the suffix shire as in Pydershire East and West Wivelshire and Powdershire which See Kerrier (hundred). See also Hundreds of Cornwall
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the borough of Helston, the urban district of Camborne-Redruth and Kerrier Rural District. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area Camborne-Redruth was an Urban district in Cornwall, United Kingdom, from 1934 to 1974
On 25 July 2007, Cornwall County Council's bid for unitary authority status was accepted by the government. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The district will be abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. It is planned that during 2009 there will be structural changes to local government in England, whereby a number of new unitary authorities will be created
Interestingly, Cornish musician Luke Vibert has released two self-titled albums under the alias Kerrier District, as a nod to New York musicians Metro Area and a tribute to the place where he grew up. Luke Vibert is a British recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of Electronica. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias)
Housing
On 9th January 2008 the ‘Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West’ (RSS) announced plans to massively increase house-building in Cornwall stating that almost 70,000 new homes would be built by 2026. The findings of the ‘Examination in Public’ into the RSS, were produced by the unelected South West Regional Assembly. The South West Regional Assembly (SWRA is the regional assembly for the South West region of England, established in 1999. The original Draft RSS was published in 2006 and the new figures show another 53% increase. Figures for the new plans included - Caradon – 6,500 housing units (an increase of 700 on the original document), Carrick - 10,900 housing units (increase of 900), Kerrier – 14,400 housing units (increase of 6,200), North Cornwall – 13,400 housing units ( increase of 5,800), Penwith - 7,800 housing units (increase of 3,000), Restormel - 15,700 housing units (increase of 7,100). Caradon is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Carrick is a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Housing On 9th January 2008 the ‘Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West’ (RSS announced plans to massively increase house-building in Cornwall stating that almost 70000 Geography The Penwith peninsula sits predominantly on Granite bedrock that has led to the formation of a rugged coastline with many fine beaches Twinning Restormel is twinned by oath which can be viewed in the council offices in St Austell, with Kreis Dithmarschen. [1] There has been much concern in Cornwall regarding these proposals and Dick Cole the leader of the Cornish political party Mebyon Kernow has issued a statement saying that local housing strategy should be determined by democratically elected Cornish politicians. For other uses see Dick Cole (disambiguation. Dick Cole (1968- is a councillor and the leader of Mebyon Kernow, a Cornish Mebyon Kernow ( Cornish for "Sons of Cornwall" often abbreviated MK) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Cornish people (Kernowyon are regarded as an Ethnic group of the United Kingdom originating in Cornwall. [2]
References
- ^ South West Regional Assembly housing plans for Cornwall
- ^ MK condemn proposed Cornish house building plans
External links
- Kerrier District Council website
- Kerrier Local election results 2007
- Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Kerrier District Council
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