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Politics & Government information for Blaby and places above it in the hierarchy

Blaby

• This place was both an ancient parish in Leicestershire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
   
• The parish was in the ancient Guthlaxton Hundred in the southern division of the county.
   
• In 1881 to 1891, this parish was reduced in size from 3,300 acres to 1,332 acres.
   
• In April, 1935, this parish was reduced by 23 acres to enlarge Countesthorpe Civil Parish.
   
• One year later, in April, 1936, this parish was reduced by 35 acres to enlarge Wigston Magna Civil Parish.
   
• Blaby is now part of the Leicester Urban Area.
   
• You can contact the local Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed to assist you with family history research.
   
• District governance is provided by the Blaby District 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.