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South Kesteven District
South Kesteven
Shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire
Geography
Status: District
Region: East Midlands
Admin. A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. 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 The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands.  County: Lincolnshire
Area:
  Total:		 Ranked 31st
942.59 km²
Admin. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 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: Grantham
ONS code: 32UG
Demographics
Population:
  Total (2006 est. Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. 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 144th
130,100
138 / km²
Ethnicity: 98. 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. 4% White
Politics
South Kesteven District Council
http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MPs: Quentin Davies,
John Henry Hayes,
Douglas Hogg

South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons John Quentin Davies (born 29 May 1944) is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford John Henry Hayes (born 23 June 1958) British Politician. He is Conservative Member of Parliament for South Holland Douglas Martin Hogg 3rd Viscount Hailsham, PC, QC, MP (born 5 February 1945 is a British Politician and Barrister and the Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. 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 Parts of Kesteven are a traditional subdivision of Lincolnshire, England. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping. Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Stamford is located 100 miles north of London just off the A1 which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh. Bourne is a Market town on the western edge of the Fens, in southern Lincolnshire, England. Market Deeping is an historic town in Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Grantham and Stamford, along with Bourne Urban district, South Kesteven Rural District and West Kesteven 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. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area South Kesteven was a Rural district in Lincolnshire Parts of Kesteven in England from 1931 to 1974 West Kesteven was a Rural district in Lincolnshire Parts of Kesteven from 1931 to 1974

South Kesteven borders North Kesteven to the north, South Holland to the east, the unitary authorities of Rutland and Peterborough to the south, and the county of Leicestershire to the west. North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics

Contents

Electoral wards

South Kesteven consists of 34 electoral wards:

Link to all 56 South Kesteven district councillors.

Civil parishes in South Kesteven

Local area forums

The district council organizes six Local Area Forums (formerly called Local Area Assemblies) which are designed as a medium by which county, district and town/parish councillors, together with local officials, consult the public in the relevant parts of the district. Allington is a village and Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, just north-west of Grantham. Ancaster is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated midway between Sleaford and Grantham on the Aslackby and Laughton is a Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Barholm and Stowe is a Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Barkston is a small village lying on the A607 three miles north of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, just south of the junction with the Barrowby is a large Village lying just to the west of Grantham, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, separated Baston is a parish on the edge of The Fens and in the Administrative district of South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. Belton is small hamlet situated about three miles north of Grantham, Lincolnshire, and notable for De Vere Belton Woods Resort and Belton House Billingborough is a village and Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, about ten miles north of Bourne Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe is a village and Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Boothby Pagnell is a village and Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, just north of Bitchfield Bourne is a Market town on the western edge of the Fens, in southern Lincolnshire, England. Braceborough and Wilsthorpe is a Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Braceby and Sapperton is a Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Burton Coggles (full name Burton-le-Coggles from Byrton-en-les-Coggles is a small village located south of Grantham in south Lincolnshire, England Careby Aunby and Holywell is a Civil parish in the district of South Kesteven, south-west Lincolnshire, in England. Carlby is a small village/ parish in the district of South Kesteven in Lincolnshire, England. Carlton Scroop is a small village of 83 households located 6 miles north east of Grantham in Lincolnshire. Castle Bytham is a picturesque village of around 300 houses in South Kesteven in south Lincolnshire at. Caythorpe is a large village in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire north of Grantham on the A607 Claypole is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Colsterworth is a village in the English county of Lincolnshire. Corby Glen lies at in South Kesteven, in Lincolnshire. Until the 1950s it was simply Corby Lincolnshire but in the County of Northamptonshire Creeton is a hamlet consisting of around 20 households located in southern Lincolnshire 5 miles south west of Bourne. Deeping St James lies east of Market Deeping in Lincolnshire, England, on the River Welland, in the middle of rich sedimentary agricultural Denton Lincolnshire is an ancient Roman settlement nestling just south west of Grantham and the A1 in England. Dowsby is a village in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. Dunsby is a small hamlet located 4 miles north of Bourne in Lincolnshire, just off the A15. Easton is a Village just off the A1, north of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth and Colsterworth in south Lincolnshire. Edenham is a village and Civil parish in Lincolnshire, England situated about three miles north-west of Bourne on the A151. Folkingham is a small village situated eleven miles of north of Bourne on the northern edge of South Kesteven, in southern Lincolnshire, England Foston is a small village in Lincolnshire, six miles northwest of Grantham, just off the A1. Fulbeck is a small village inside the northern perimeter of South Kesteven, Lincolnshire that lies between Grantham and Lincoln on the A607 Great Gonerby is a large village of around 825 houses located less than 1 mile west of Grantham in Lincolnshire. Great Ponton is a village of around 200 houses in South Kesteven in south Lincolnshire. Greatford is a village located in Lincolnshire, England. There are several generally accepted pronunciations and spellings for this village's name including Gunby is a hamlet in south west Lincolnshire of around 30 houses in th district of South Kesteven. Stainby is a small hamlet of around 30 houses located in south west Lincolnshire in the district of South Kesteven. Haconby is a small village located on the western edge of the Lincolnshire Fens, three miles north of Bourne. Harlaxton is a small village of around 300 houses in the county of Lincolnshire, in England. Heydour is a hamlet and Civil parish located in the South Kesteven district of south Lincolnshire, 5 miles south west of Sleaford and 6 miles Honington is a village and Civil parish in the English county of Lincolnshire. Horbling is a village which is situated a half mile north of Billingborough, Lincolnshire in South Kesteven on the B1777 The quaint village of Hough-on-the-Hill lies approximately seven miles due north of Grantham in Lincolnshire England. For the village of Hougham Lincolnshire see Hougham Hougham is the generic name given to two villages west of Dover in Kent, England Ingoldsby is a small village of approximately 121 households located 7 miles south east of Grantham, in Lincolnshire. Irnham is a village in Lincolnshire in South Kesteven about ten miles south east of Grantham which is famous as the former home of the Luttrell Psalter Irnham Kirkby Underwood is a hamlet comprising of 80 households located around four miles north of Bourne in southern Lincolnshire, in the district of South Kesteven Langtoft is a Village in Lincolnshire on the A15 road, about ten miles north of Peterborough and about 8 miles east of Stamford Lincolnshire Little Bytham is a scenic small village in South Kesteven in south Lincolnshire situated between Corby Glen and Stamford on the B1176 which Stroxton is a settlement of 15 households located three miles south of Grantham in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire. Long Bennington is a village in South Kesteven, south Lincolnshire, England. Market Deeping is an historic town in Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. Marston is a Village in Lincolnshire, England, just north of the A1 near Long Bennington. Morton and Hanthorpe is the new name of Morton by Bourne in Lincolnshire, England. North Witham is a small village in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. Old Somerby is situated three miles east of the town of Grantham in southern Lincolnshire in South Kesteven. Rippingale is a village in Lincolnshire, England on the A15 road about 5 miles north of Bourne. Sedgebrook is located four miles west of Grantham in southern Lincolnshire in the district of South Kesteven, very close to the border with Leicestershire South Witham is a village in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, situated close to the Leicestershire and Rutland borders Stamford is located 100 miles north of London just off the A1 which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh. Stoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham in Lincolnshire. Stubton is a small village in rural Lincolnshire. The nearest town is Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, which is 7 miles away Swayfield is a small village of approximately 138 houses situated just off the A1 in South Kesteven, southern Lincolnshire, England. Swinstead is a small village of just over 100 households located 5 miles to the east of Bourne in southern Lincolnshire. Syston is a small hamlet located 3 miles north of Grantham on the A607 road which runs to the county town of Lincoln. Tallington is a small village of around 200 houses situated four miles east of Stamford in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire. Thurlby is called Thurlby by Bourne when there is a need to distinguish between it and Thurlby by Lincoln or the hamlet of Thurlby in the parish of Northorpe is a growing hamlet in the parish of Thurlby, in South Kesteven, southern Lincolnshire and is about a mile south of Bourne Kate's Bridge is a settlement as it is too small to be a hamlet and Landmark on the A15 road, in the parish of Thurlby, about 3 Toft is a small village in Lincolnshire, England situated about three miles south-west of Bourne on the A6121. Twenty is a small somewhat remote hamlet, 4 miles (6 km east of the market town of Bourne, (between Bourne and Spalding) in Lincolnshire Uffington is a Village in the valley of the River Welland, between Stamford and The Deepings, in the English county of Lincolnshire Welby is a hamlet just east of Ermine Street, and north-east of Grantham, Lincolnshire in the east of England. West Deeping is a village in Lincolnshire, England that forms part of The Deepings, lying on the A16 road towards Stamford to the Witham on the Hill is a well-maintained village in the Civil parish of the same name [1]

Boundary recommendations

Local Government Commission for England report.

Demographics

There were 124,788 citizens in the district at the 2001 census; it is the second largest district in Lincolnshire by population after East Lindsey. East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. However, it has the most number of people in the county aged under 19 and between 25-49. It has the most number of university-educated people in the county and the healthiest people. It has the most number of employed people in the county - 61,000. The median age of the district is 39.

Education

South Kesteven gets the best GCSE results for districts in Lincolnshire. Similar to North Kesteven and West Lindsey, the district has a mixture of selective and comprehensive education, depending on which town you go to school in. North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Officially, Grantham and Bourne have selective schools and Stamford and Market Deeping have comprehensive schools. Overall, results at GCSE in Bourne and Grantham are much better than in Stamford. The situation is complicated in the south of the district because Bourne Grammar School (which gets the second best A level results for state schools in the East Midlands), can take a small proportion of pupils from Stamford and Market Deeping - essentially Bourne Grammar is the most selective school in the district (for those not living near to Bourne). Bourne Grammar School is a Co-educational selective state secondary school in Bourne Lincolnshire. For those people not wishing to take the Eleven plus, the Deepings School would offer the best education, followed by the Robert Manning College in Bourne, with both having good sixth forms. In the United Kingdom the Eleven Plus or Transfer Test is an Examination administered to some students in their last year of primary education The Deepings School is a business and enterprise college on Park Road in Deeping St James, near Peterborough in England. Robert Manning College is a Co-educational comprehensive state secondary school in Bourne Lincolnshire. The nearby Casterton Business and Enterprise College, over in Rutland LEA, would also be a satisfactory alternative. Casterton Business and Enterprise College (previously Casterton Community College is one of three mixed Comprehensive schools in the county of Rutland, England Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Stamford has recently acquired a sixth form college at New College Stamford. Conversely, Bourne has no FE college for vocational subjects. In Grantham, none of the secondary modern schools have a sixth form.

The low-performing Aveland School in Billingborough confuses admissions in the district as well, because it takes most of its intake from North Kesteven (villages south of Sleaford). Billingborough is a village and Civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, about ten miles north of Bourne North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Sleaford is a town within the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.


Educational Establishments in South Kesteven

LEA: Lincolnshire

Primary schools: Linchfield CP School

Grammar Schools: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | The King's School, Grantham | Bourne Grammar School

Other Secondary Schools: Robert Manning Technology College | the Deepings School | Stamford School (public)

Further Educational establishments: Grantham College | New College Stamford

References

  1. ^ The distribution of parishes among the Local Area Assemblies
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. About Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School ( KGGS) is a Grammar school for girls in Grantham, Lincolnshire, established in 1910 The King's School is an English educational institution in Grantham, Lincolnshire with an unbroken history on the same site since the date of its endowment as Bourne Grammar School is a Co-educational selective state secondary school in Bourne Lincolnshire. Robert Manning College is a Co-educational comprehensive state secondary school in Bourne Lincolnshire. The Deepings School is a business and enterprise college on Park Road in Deeping St James, near Peterborough in England. Stamford School is an English public school situated in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. Grantham College is a British Further education and Sixth Form college located in Grantham, Lincolnshire. New College Stamford is a Further Education college on Drift Road in Stamford, UK
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