27-635: Stoke Holy Cross is a village in South Norfolk which lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Norwich . Stoke sits on the River Tas . It covers an area of 9.27 km (3.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,568 in 674 households at the 2001 census . The village is accessed from the south of Norwich, about a mile east of the A140 . West of the village, the parish boundary meets Swainsthorpe along Stoke Lane . The boundary crosses
54-434: A borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them the right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues
81-425: A district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with
108-457: A style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system
135-743: A total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,867. There are two tall radio towers to the east of the village. One is one of three former Chain Home radar towers from the Battle of Britain , then known as RAF Stoke Holy Cross . It is still owned by the Ministry of Defence and is in Poringland . A larger 'stepped' tower owned by BT sits nearby. This was originally built as part of the British Telecom microwave network but like many such sites
162-491: A type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically
189-623: Is a local government district in Norfolk , England. The largest town is Wymondham , and the district also includes the towns of Costessey , Diss , Harleston , Hingham , Loddon and Long Stratton . The council was based in Long Stratton until 2023 when it moved to the Broadland Business Park near Norwich , in the neighbouring Broadland district, as part of a shared facility with Broadland District Council. Some of
216-657: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. In the parts of the district within The Broads, town planning is the responsibility of the Broads Authority . The district council appoints one of its councillors to sit on that authority. The council has been under no overall control since a by-election in May 2024. Prior to that, the council had been under Conservative majority control since 2007. The Conservatives continue to run
243-543: Is now used for a variety of telecommunications and broadcast services, including FM transmission for BBC Radio Norfolk on 95.1, Greatest Hits Radio Norfolk and North Suffolk on 99.9, Heart East (formerly Radio Broadland) on 102.4, and Hits Radio Norfolk on 106.1. It also carries the digital radio multiplexes NOW Norwich , Digital One and BBC National DAB . The masts are mostly in the parish of Caistor St Edmund. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Stoke%20Holy%20Cross South Norfolk South Norfolk
270-604: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with
297-641: The A140 and the Great Eastern Main Line as Hickling Lane . North of Sprow's Pits it meets Swardeston, and passes west of an electricity substation . The boundary follows the A140 northwards, to the west, and east of Mangreen Hall. A few hundred metres south of the A140/A47 interchange it meets Caistor St Edmund , where the parish includes the Mangreen quarry owned by Lafarge . It crosses
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#1732801303122324-533: The A140 and the railway to meet the River Tas, which it follows southwards, with Dunston (part of the parish) to the west including Dunston Hall and the Dunston Hall Golf Club. It follows Chandler Road , part of Boudica's Way , eastwards and north of Notre Dame Wood. It passes north of Highfield Farm and Narborough House, and Upper Stoke (part of the parish). It passes on the western edge of
351-454: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by
378-549: The composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since the last full review of boundaries in 2019 the council has comprised 46 councillors representing 26 wards with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. Although the UK Youth Parliament is an apolitical organisation, the elections are run in a similar way to the local elections. The votes come from 11 to 18 year olds and are combined to make
405-522: The council was based at South Norfolk House at Cygnet Court in Long Stratton, which had been purpose-built for the council and was formally opened on 26 September 1979. At the time of the 2001 census , the district had an area of 909 km² , with a population of 110,710 in 46,607 households. The district made up of 119 civil parishes . The parish councils for Costessey, Diss, Hingham, Loddon, Long Stratton, Redenhall with Harleston, and Wymondham have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take
432-428: The council, but as a minority administration. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2003 have been: Following the 2023 election and subsequent by-elections up to May 2024,
459-570: The decision of the next, 2 year Member of Youth Parliament . The elections are run at different times across the country; South Norfolk's are typically in early Spring and bi-annually. In 2023 the council moved to the Horizon Centre, a modern office building at the Broadland Business Park on the outskirts of Norwich (in the parish of Postwick with Witton ). The council shares the building with Broadland District Council as part of their joint management and staff arrangement. Prior to 2023
486-484: The dedication of the church. Stoke Holy Cross mill, to the west of the village, was the location from which Colman's produced their very first mustard products. Holy Cross church, to the south of the village, being part of the parish of Stoke Holy Cross with Dunston. The village pub is the Wildebeest Arms on Norwich Road. An electoral ward in the same name exits. This ward stretches north to Trowse with
513-671: The district's urban areas (including Costessey) form part of the Norwich built-up area . The district also includes numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Some eastern parts of the district lie within The Broads . The neighbouring districts are Breckland , Broadland , Norwich , Great Yarmouth , East Suffolk and Mid Suffolk . The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering five former districts, which were all abolished at
540-533: The district. However, proponents of the move defend the decision, stating that due to the population density of the district being heavily weighted towards the greater Norwich suburbs, the new headquarters is more accessible to the majority of the district's residents than the previous headquarters in Long Stratton. 52°29′31″N 1°13′52″E / 52.4920°N 1.2312°E / 52.4920; 1.2312 Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are
567-487: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming
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#1732801303122594-415: The merger.) The councils stated these so-called "golden goodbyes" would save them money, as they would have fewer highly paid senior officials after they departed. In early 2023, South Norfolk District Council and Broadland District Council moved into a joint headquarters in the Broadland Business Park near Norwich. As a result of this move, South Norfolk District Council's headquarters no longer sits within
621-462: The same time: The new district was named South Norfolk, reflecting its position within the wider county. The council appointed a shared managing director with neighbouring Broadland District Council in 2018. The two councils' staff were merged in 2020 and the councils moved to a new shared building in 2023. South Norfolk Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Norfolk County Council . The whole district
648-421: The style "town council". In October 2020, Private Eye reported a total of £594,000 was paid to two managers leaving South Norfolk council as a result of the merger of the management teams at South Norfolk and Broadland councils, which included £540,000 to outgoing chief executive Sandra Dinneen. (A further £357,000 in termination payments was to be shared between three managers leaving Broadland council due to
675-528: The transmitting station (a former radar station ), and at Stoke Road it meets Poringland . South of Upper Stoke, it passes through Brickle Wood and along the western edge, and follows Brickle Wood through Abbot's Farm and meets Shotesham . It follows Willow Brook to the south of Warren Plantation. It passes to the south-west of Maltkin Farm , meeting Swainsthorpe east of Swainsthorpe Hall. The villages name means 'outlying farm/settlement'. 'Holy Cross' from
702-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since
729-620: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in
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