41-452: Atherstone Rural District was located in the administrative county of Warwickshire , England , from 1894 to 1974. It was named after its main town and administrative headquarters of Atherstone . Over the years the district gained territory on the abolition of neighbouring rural districts. In 1932, it gained part of Nuneaton Rural District and in 1965 it gained most of Tamworth Rural District . As with all rural districts, Atherstone RD
82-499: A Catholic church were built. The latter, funded by a local lady aristocrat, has since been demolished for housing. Measham continued to grow residentially and industrially in the 20th and 21st centuries. Large council and private housing estates were built and the population reached 4,849 in 2001. Development of a British Car Auctions site in the south-west of the village after the Second World War prompted what has become
123-495: A charter including Measham among several churches and chapelries it possessed. The original chapel of ease dated from 1172, but the present St Laurence's Church was built in 1340, under the auspices of Repton Priory. On 24 March 1311, King Edward II granted charters to William de Bereford, Lord of the Manor of Measham, to hold a market and a fair. The charters allowed for a market on Tuesdays and an annual three-day fair around
164-426: A county border, the entire district would be considered part of the county in which the larger part was. This condition was maintained with the expansion of urban districts and municipal boroughs . Towns that were split by historic borders and were unified in one administrative county include Banbury , Mossley , Tamworth , Todmorden . Urban districts to annexe areas in another counties include: Additionally,
205-465: A leisure centre were also built in the last decade, and there are plans to resuscitate the canal. Due to housing being constructed along the original route through Measham, the canal will follow the route of the old railway, with a wharf, adjacent visitors' centre, shops and cafés planned for the village centre. Measham has a long pottery history: extraction of clay was recorded in the 13th century. The Measham Ware associated with canals and narrow boats
246-468: A list of administrative counties: it was not until 1933 and the passing of a new Local Government Act that they were enumerated in the Act's schedule. Unlike the 1888 Act, the 1933 Act did not include county boroughs as administrative counties. In legislation and formal documents the suffix " shire " was generally not used: for example, Bedfordshire was referred to as "the administrative county of Bedford" and
287-480: A personal motto. Most commonly seen are teapots, often with a miniature-teapot shape as a finial. Earliest known production was in 1870 by William Mason of Church Gresley (later Mason Cash ); this list refers to pieces as Motto Ware , later also Barge Ware due to canal associations. Measham Ware was popular with canal people. On passing through Measham on the Ashby Canal , they would place their order for
328-479: A personalised teapot as they passed through and collect it on their next visit. Measham Ware was also popular among farm labourers in Norfolk and Suffolk : after harvesting in their own counties, they often travelled to Burton Upon Trent to work in the maltings and other industries associated with brewing. Measham Ware became a popular gift to take home. Locals often bought them as wedding gifts, passing them down
369-520: A surviving section of the ANJR, now runs services to Shenton via Market Bosworth . It had been hoped to extend this to Snarestone , but nothing came of it. Leicestershire County Council recently renovated the station building as part of the Ashby Canal restoration, to serve as premises for the Measham Museum. In 2011 UK Coal received planning permission to develop an opencast coal mine on
410-603: The Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway (ANJR) opened to Measham in 1873, with through services to Burton-on Trent, Leicester, Ashby-de-la-Zouch , Moira and Shackerstone , allowing changes for Coalville and Loughborough via Hugglescote . The station closed in 1931, but the line stayed open until 1970, when British Rail closed the Shackerstone–Measham section. The stub to Moira remained for coal traffic from Donisthorpe Colliery until 1981. The Battlefield Line Railway ,
451-505: The Local Government Act 1888 ( 51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), which established an elected county council for each area. Some geographically large historic counties were divided into several administrative counties, each with its own county council. The administrative counties operated until 1974, when they were replaced by a system of metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties under the Local Government Act 1972 . In 1888
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#1732791334070492-730: The National Forest . Historically it was in an exclave of Derbyshire absorbed into Leicestershire in 1897. The name is thought to mean "homestead on the River Mease ". The village was once part of Derbyshire before being transferred to Leicestershire. The name Meas-Ham suggests it was founded in the Saxon period between 350 and 1000 CE. Just before the Norman Conquest of 1066, the village belonged to "Earl Algar". The Domesday Book of 1086 has it belonging directly to
533-488: The 1730s. A Temperance Hall built in 1852 now serves as the Age Concern building. In 1839 the village received an official visit from Queen Adelaide , who in her widowhood frequented the area, staying at nearby Gopsall Park , home of her previous Lord Chamberlain , The Earl of Howe . Queen Street was named in her honour after her visit. By 1848 the population had reached 1,615. A further Methodist chapel and
574-534: The Courts of Quarter Sessions . Additionally there was a County of London which covered the area today known as Inner London . The Isle of Wight was previously administered as part of Hampshire but became its own administrative county in 1890. In 1894 a uniform two-tier system was established outside the county boroughs and London, with subdivisions of the administrative counties called urban districts , rural districts and municipal boroughs . The structure
615-561: The King , as part of a royal estate centred at Repton . Its taxable value was assessed at a mere 2 geld units, containing land for three ploughs, 20 acres (8.1 hectares) of meadow, and a square furlong (10 acres, 4.0 hectares) of woodland. The manor passed from the crown to the Earls of Chester . In 1235 it was in the possession of Clementia (Clemence de Fougères), widow of Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester . Measham Museum states that
656-470: The Northamptonshire council as the "county council of Northampton". In the case of Lancashire and Cheshire the councils were officially the "county council of the palatine county". Shropshire was always officially entitled the "county of Salop". The right of Berkshire to be described as a "royal county" was recognised by the monarch in 1958. On 1 April 1959 the administrative county of Southampton
697-517: The Westminster Industrial Estate. The 20th century also brought periods of sharp decline. Passenger services on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway ceased in 1931. Freight traffic continued until 1971, after which the line was dismantled. Ashby Canal similarly closed in 1957. The traditional industries began to die, with the boot and shoe factory closing in the 1960s and Measham Colliery in 1986. The 1960s saw many of
738-429: The administrative counties had a number of exclaves . During the 1890s most of these were eliminated, with parishes being exchanged between counties. The boundaries of Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Wiltshire contained numerous enclaves and exclaves, and were realigned in 1931. Throughout the next century, debates took place about what should be done about local government in respect of the increasing urbanisation of
779-692: The administrative counties were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and replaced with the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England . Measham Measham is a large village in the North West Leicestershire district in Leicestershire , England, near the Derbyshire , Staffordshire and Warwickshire boundaries. It lies off the A42 , 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) south of Ashby de la Zouch , in
820-457: The counties and the county boroughs. When a county borough expanded into territory of a county that was not the one it came from, maps sometimes showed this as an increase in size of the county which the county borough was associated with. Monmouthshire , not shown on the map, was reckoned for some legal purposes among the English counties for most of this period. The 1888 Act did not contain
861-463: The country. Proposals to expand or change county boroughs or to create larger urban counties were discussed, but nothing happened until 1963, when legislation was passed to come into effect in 1965. The County of London was abolished, and replaced by Greater London , a sui generis council area, taking the three of the surrounding county boroughs, more of Surrey and Kent , parts of Essex and Hertfordshire and consuming nearly all of Middlesex –
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#1732791334070902-413: The creation and extension of county boroughs and the elimination of outlying exclaves and other anomalies. As urbanisation increased, and suburbs were built on a scale not seen before, the urban areas surrounding various towns and cities started to cross traditional county borders. The Local Government Act 1888 ( 51 & 52 Vict. c. 41) provided that in the case that an urban sanitary district crossed
943-573: The festival of the Translation of St Thomas the Martyr (7 July). By 1817 both market and fair had ceased. This medieval settlement is thought to have been mainly agricultural, but coalmining is known to have taken place as early as the 13th century. Indeed, William De Bereford died getting coal; records of his death show the village's coal resources to have been worth 13s 4d (£0.67) a year. In 1355, Edmund de Bereford, son of William, died leaving
984-438: The generations at weddings. Production of Measham Ware ended around 1910–1914, although modern reproductions have been produced more recently. There is a large collection in the Measham Museum. London's Victoria and Albert Museum also has an example on display. The nearest main line railway station is Atherstone (11 miles, 18 km). Others nearby are Burton-on-Trent , Leicester , Tamworth and Nuneaton . A branch of
1025-615: The government, led by the Tory prime minister Lord Salisbury established county councils throughout England and Wales , covering areas known as administrative counties . Many larger towns and cities were given the status of county borough , with similar powers and independent of county council control. Under the Act, each county borough was an "administrative county of itself". Cambridgeshire , Lincolnshire , Northamptonshire , Suffolk , Sussex , and Yorkshire were split up for administrative purposes, following historical divisions used by
1066-535: The manor belonged to the De Measham family, which held it until 1308. Given the ownership by the crown and then the Earls of Chester, neither actually resident, it appears the De Measham family held the manor as feudal tenants , rather than formal owners, probably in return for military service. By the 13th century, the rights to the church appear to have passed to Repton Priory , as in 1272 King Henry III issued
1107-541: The manor of Measham to three heirs: Joan de Ellesfield, John de Maltravers and Margaret de Audley. During the 15th century, the manor came into the hands of Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy . In 1454, the manor was in the possession of Sir William Babington at the time of his death; and in 1474 it was in the possession of John Babington (presumably his son). In 1596 Measham was dismissed by William Wyrley as "a village belonging to Lord Shefield , in which are many coal mines , [but] little else worthy of remembrance." It
1148-509: The remaining parts being ceded to Surrey and Hertfordshire. Some other changes took place, such as the Soke of Peterborough and Huntingdonshire being merged into Huntingdon and Peterborough , and the merger of the original Cambridgeshire with the Isle of Ely to form Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely . The map shows the counties and county boroughs just prior to their abolition in 1974. In 1974
1189-489: The site of the former Minorca colliery on the outskirts of Measham. Measuring 1 mile (1.6 km) by .5 miles (0.80 km), it will yield 1,250,000 tonnes (1,380,000 tons) of coal over five years, and 250,000 tonnes (280,000 tons) of clay . The development was opposed by some local residents worried about environmental effects and vehicle noise. The local football team, Measham Welfare Football Club, fields various teams and offers football to local children of 6–18. The club
1230-486: The territory and population of administrative counties was reduced by the increasing numbers of county boroughs , and extensions thereof. This was recognised as a problem, and the process of creation and enlargement of such boroughs was made more difficult by the Local Government (County Boroughs and Adjustments) Act 1926 . By June 1970 25% of the population were within the county boroughs. On creation, many of
1271-529: The village's fine buildings demolished, including the Manor House, Measham Hall and the Vicarage. Development has resumed in recent years. Years of neglect and disrepair at Measham's former railway station ended when it was turned into new premises for the Measham Museum. The old engine sheds have become industrial workshops and the engine yards a millennium garden and public green space. A new library and
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1312-871: Was abolished in 1974 (by the Local Government Act 1972 ) and was merged with part of the Meriden Rural District to form the new non-metropolitan district of North Warwickshire . Over the eighty years of its existence, the rural district contained the following civil parishes : † previously in Tamworth Rural District ‡ previously in Nuneaton Rural District 52°34′N 1°33′W / 52.57°N 1.55°W / 52.57; -1.55 Administrative counties of England Administrative counties were subnational divisions of England used for local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by
1353-518: Was also on the main Birmingham– Nottingham road (later the A453 ). It became a hub of local industry, famous for its brickworks: Joseph Wilkes's "Jumb Bricks" were enlarged to reduce payments of brick tax . The village industry included banking, breweries, coal mines and brick-making (with clay from local clay pits), a tramway, and boot, lace, cotton, carding and bleach mills. A market hall
1394-547: Was bought by Rev. Thomas Fisher. In 1767, William Abney built an alternative manor at Measham Field, north-east of the village, which by 1817 had passed to his son Edward. This would become known as Measham Hall , a seven-bay mid-Georgian mansion. However, the advent of coalmining caused the Hall to suffer subsidence. It was demolished by the National Coal Board in 1959. By the early 19th century, Measham church
1435-605: Was complete once the County of London was divided into metropolitan boroughs in 1900. Most exclaves of counties were eliminated under the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 , but in 1894 county councils were given the power to adjust county boundaries, and most of the remaining anomalies were removed in the next few years. For example, the Measham area of Derbyshire was transferred to Leicestershire in 1897. The map shows
1476-538: Was made from the last quarter of the 19th century until about 1914 (other sources say 1910), not in Measham, but in nearby villages, mainly Church Gresley . It is thought to have gained the attribute Measham from large sales by Mrs Anne Bonas from a shop in Measham High Street. Measham ware has a dark brown Rockingham glaze with white-clay additions colourfully painted, usually with flowers and often
1517-501: Was omitted altogether from Richard Blome's gazetteer of market towns in 1673. In 1563 the manor belonged to Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy . However, by 1616 it had passed to Sir Francis Anderson , only to return to the Sheffield family, as it was owned by Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1712. The manor passed to William Wollaston . He sold it in 1780 to Joseph Wilkes for £50,000, on whose death it
1558-449: Was renamed as Hampshire. This system was the basis of the ceremonial counties used for Lieutenancy – except that Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Suffolk and Sussex were not split for Lieutenancy. (Yorkshire, however, was). The table lists the area and population of each administrative county at the censuses of 1891 and 1961. Several county councils had administrative headquarters outside of their area. This
1599-466: Was said to have been built by Wilkes about the turn of the 19th century, but by 1817 the market had ceased and the market-house at 58 High Street was being converted into a dwelling. This later became known as Cross House. The original market place was an area to the rear in Queen Street, now a car park. The village Baptist chapel was built in 1811, although Baptist ministers had been active since
1640-484: Was still associated with Repton parish, as a "parochial chapelry". Around the time of Joseph Wilkes, Measham went through a prosperous period associated with the Industrial Revolution . This lasted into the 20th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, Ashby Canal was built through the village. The Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway followed, opening towards the end of the century. The village
1681-429: Was usually because the traditional county town was a county borough. The headquarters of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire county councils were moved from the county boroughs to locations within their respective administrative counties. The boundaries of the administrative counties changed considerably over time. The reasons for this were threefold: the growth of towns on either side of an existing boundary,