25-659: Pode Hole is a village in South Holland , Lincolnshire , England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) from Spalding and 10 miles from Bourne . The village lies at the confluence of several drainage channels, where two pumping stations discharge water into Vernatt's Drain from land in Deeping Fen to the South and West. Water from Pinchbeck South Fen to the North is also lifted into Vernatt's Drain. The village arose to service
50-566: A history of windmill-driven pumps and later small steam engines across the Fens but the two engines at Pode Hole were the first of the large scale pumping efforts, and an encouragement to later schemes. John Rennie was consulted in 1818, and he proposed diverting the upper reaches of Vernatt's Drain from the Welland to the Witham to improve the fall. It is unclear if this would have worked, but
75-567: A small number of households in the southern tip of the district are able to receive BBC East and ITV Anglia . Radio stations for the area are: 52°45′N 0°09′W / 52.75°N 0.15°W / 52.75; -0.15 Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in
100-400: A total of 5,153. At the 2011 census population details can be found under the civil parish of Pinchbeck. The name may well be a reference to a marshy location, possibly with a population of frogs and toads. Pode Hole farm , near Thorney probably derives its name the same way. Pode Hole has one of the earliest rain gauge records of precipitation, beginning in 1726. Pode Hole falls within
125-576: 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 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
150-461: A two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with 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
175-552: Is named after the historical division of Lincolnshire known as the Parts of Holland . The neighbouring districts are Boston , North Kesteven , South Kesteven , Peterborough , Fenland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . It covered the area of three former districts from the administrative county of Holland , which were all abolished at
200-732: Is the responsibility of the South Holland Internal Drainage Board and the Environment Agency . In terms of television, the area is served by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcast from the Belmont transmitter. BBC East Midlands and ITV Central can also be received from the Waltham TV transmitter. With the co-channel interference from the Waltham transmitter,
225-604: 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
250-551: The pumping stations . The village is largely a ribbon development stretching from the pumping stations and the Fishermans Arms public house along Bourne Road toward Spalding. The village post office and small shop is now also a bed and breakfast , and an outside catering service. No separate population statistic is available for Pode Hole. The best available report is for the whole Pinchbeck civil parish , which covers several settlements north and east of Spalding with
275-517: The Spalding Rural District Council, one of the modern council's predecessors. A large extension was added in front of the original building in 1991. Since the last boundary changes in 2007 the council has comprised 37 councillors representing 18 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. Landmarks from top left to bottom right: There were 76,512 residents in
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#1732779594805300-454: 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
325-647: The council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2003 have been: Following the 2023 election and a by-election in November 2023, the composition of the council was: The South Holland Independents and independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group". The next election is due in 2027. The council is based at the Council Offices on Priory Road in Spalding. The original building had been completed in 1954 for
350-476: The district at the 2001 census. The median age was nearly 43. 82.6% of people in the district claimed to adhere to a Christian religion – the highest proportion of any district in the East Midlands . The 2011 census reports 88,270 people at 1.2 per hectare in 37,264 households. Much of the district is low-lying and highly fertile agricultural land which is protected from flooding by land drainage. This
375-427: The district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The town of Spalding is an unparished area . The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2003. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of
400-456: The drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board , successors to the original Deeping Fen commissioners. Pumping stations were installed because the cill at Vernatt's Sluice, where the drain discharges into the Welland above Spalding, was higher than the cill of the precursor sluices at Pode Hole. The fen drains could not naturally discharge into Vernatt's Drain. There was
425-487: 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
450-544: The funds were not available and a later proposal for steam engines at Pode Hole was interrupted by his death. In the end an engineer called Benjamin Bevan appointed by the commissioners placed orders for two beam engines from separate engineers, Fenton and Murray of Leeds, and Butterley of Derby. The first was 60 hp , the second 80 hp. Butterley supplied both scoop wheels . The engines started work early in 1825, and continued in use until 1925. A third steam engine
475-565: The right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues 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
500-554: The same time: The new district was named South Holland referencing its position within Holland, one of the three historic parts of Lincolnshire . In 2021 the district council joined East Lindsey District Council and Boston Borough Council in the "South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership" which shares management and other staff. South Holland District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lincolnshire County Council . Much of
525-526: 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
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#1732779594805550-620: 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
575-578: Was built in the 1960s. The original pumping station building is a feature in the village and is in use for workshops and a small museum. The by-laws of the original commissioners are prominently posted on the outside. South Holland, Lincolnshire Other parties (17) South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire , England. The council is based in Spalding . Other notable towns and villages include Crowland , Sutton Bridge , Donington , Holbeach and Long Sutton . The district
600-649: Was built. (The idea of a tunnel under a river is not unique. Not far away at Bourne South Fen Gilbert Heathcote's tunnel was built under the River Glen , and might have been the inspiration for the system at Pode Hole.) The beam engines were maintained in storage until 1952, but then scrapped. Diesel engines were already in use across the fens when Pode Hole was modernised in 1925. The current Ruston diesel engines date from 1964 and vertical axis axial flow Foster Gwynnes pumps are driven by David Brown gear boxes. The second station alongside uses electric pumps and
625-470: Was erected on the North bank of Vernatt's drain to lift water from Pinchbeck South Fen. This operated between the early 1830s until the end of the century. This was built as much because that fen was under separate control for those years as because the capacity was required. The water from the South drain is piped under Vernatt's drain to the Pode Hole station, much as it was tunnelled before the 1830 engine
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