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Politics & Government information for Ashby de la Zouch and places above it in the hierarchy

Ashby de la Zouch

• This place was an ancient parish in Leicester county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
   
• The parish was in the ancient West Goscote Hundred in the Western division of the county.
   
• In March, 1884, the parish was reduced in size by ceding Alton Grange to Ravenstone Civil parish.
   
• In December, 1894, the parish was reduced in size to create Ashby Woulds Civil parish.
   
• The town has been governed by a Borough Council set up under the "Local Government Act" of 1894.
   
• The parish was formally reconstituted and established also under the "Local Government Act" of 1894.
   
• In April, 1936, the parish gained 8 acres from Ashby Woulds Civil parish, but gave a 2 acre parcel to that parish.
   
• In April, 1936, Blackfordby Civil parish was abolished and 775 acres were merged with this Civil Parish. Packington Civil Parish also ceded 487 acres to this Civil Parish. And Willesley Civil Parish (Derbyshire) was abolished and 796 acres were gained by this Civil Parish.
   
• You may contact the Town Council regarding civic or political issues, but they will NOT do family history lookups for you.
   
• District governance is provided by the North West Leicestershire Council.
   

England

• The US National Archives has an interesting page on the Magna Carta.
• The English Bill of Rights (1689) was the forerunner of the US Constitution.
• The Village Labourer 1760-1832: A Study in the Government of England before the Reform Bill by J.L. and Barbara Hammond (Originally published 1911, New Edition, 1920.)

UK and Ireland

• Links to Local Government Websites (archived copy, July 2022) provided by UK250.
• List of Open Central Government Websites provided by the Cabinet Office.
• Government Publications
• The Developing Franchise - British Isles (archived copy), by Timothy Owston.
• Transcripts of Various Acts of Parliament of Interest to the Genealogist - a large collection, provided by Guy Etchells.
• The Official Home of Revised UK Legislation: The National Archives provide free online full text searchable access to all UK legislation from as early as 1267 for the UK and 1953 for that from the EU, for anyone who is interested in historical UK legislations for their research.