The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers areas between the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire. Consequential changes to districts, parishes and local government electoral areas and to the areas of petty sessional divisions and Coroners' districts are made.

The map forming part of this note gives a general guide to the areas affected. Prints of the detailed boundary maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the district councils whose areas are affected by this Order, and at the office of the Secretary of State for the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The approximate areas and populations of the areas transferred are shown below—

Area (hectares)Population
Warwickshire to Leicestershire28.0055
Derbyshire to Leicestershire0.93Nil
Leicestershire to Derbyshire97.2310
Leicestershire to Nottinghamshire4.26Nil
Nottinghamshire to Leicestershire4.29Nil
Lincolnshire to Leicestershire88.482
Leicestershire to Lincolnshire55.7491

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.