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

Wollaton

  • This place was an ancient parish in Nottingham county and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • This parish was in south division of the Broxtowe Hundred or Wapentake in the southern division of the county.
     
  • On 1 April, 1933, this Civil Parish was abolished and amalgamated with Nottingham Civil Parish. It was formed as two wards of Nottingham City: Wollaton East with Lenton Abbey and Wollaton West.
     
  • Only a portion of Wollaton is governed by the Broxtowe Borough Council. Search for a Ward Map if you are interesed.

Nottinghamshire

  • For ease of administration the county was sub-divided into Wapentakes, which subsequently became known as Hundreds. In the Middle Ages there were six Wapentakes: Newark, Bassetlaw, Thurgarton, Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, and Bingham. By the sixteenth century they ceased to have real administrative importance but remained as a useful way of discussing the geography of the county, hence Dr Robert Thoroton's use of these divisions for his 'progress' around the county: Antiquities of Nottinghamshire (1677).
     
  • The modern Nottingham County Council was formed in 1889 of fifty-one councillors and 17 aldermen. Lord BELPER was the first chairman.
     
  • The City of Nottingham was part of Nottinghamshire until 1998, but is now a Unitary authority.
     

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