The Parts of Holland is a historical division of Lincolnshire, England, encompassing the south-east of the county.[1] The name is still recognised locally and survives in the district of South Holland.
Holland sign on display at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life with the Latin motto Labor Ipse Merces (Work is its own reward)
Parts of Holland was one of the three medieval divisions, called 'Parts', of Lincolnshire (the other two being Lindsey and Kesteven) which had long had separate county administrations (quarter sessions). Under the Local Government Act 1888 it obtained a county council, which it retained until 1974. At that point the three county councils were abolished and Lincolnshire (minus the northern part of Lindsey, which formed part of Humberside) had a single county council for the first time.[2]
Before the changes of 1888, Holland had, since probably the tenth century, been divided into the three wapentakes of Elloe, Kirton and Skirbeck.[3]
Holland is all close to sea level, achieving a maximum altitude of about five metres (16 feet) on artificially raised river banks (levees). It therefore needed carefully managed drainage to maintain the very productive arable farmland which covered almost its entire extent. Consequently, a significant part of its drainage for arable use had to await the introduction of steam pumping. Before the mid-19th century, it was a much more pastoral area, used for fattening livestock brought in from Scotland and northern England before it was driven to market in places like London. Many of the country roads are still called droves.
There is a resemblance in landscape between the Parts of Holland and Holland, the region in the Netherlands, although their meanings are different. Holland in England means "land of the hill spurs", although hill spurs are hardly obvious, while the Dutch Holland is derived from the Old Dutch term holt-lant ("wooded land"). Both Hollands have landscapes that are low lying and both are known for tulip growing.[5]
^"Parts of Holland (former division, England, United Kingdom) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". britannica.com. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
^de Mello Vianna, Fernando (1979). The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. p. 422. ISBN978-0395271704.
^Lewis, Samuel (1848). "Skidbrook - Skutterskelfe | A Topographical Dictionary of England (pp. 115-118)". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
^Akerman, Portland B; Ford, Percy H (1894). Parish Councils: A Guide to the Local Government Act 1894. London: Routledge.
^Room, Adrian (1993). Dictionary of Place Names in the British Isles. Bloomsbury. p. 174. ISBN0-7475-1511-5.
parts, holland, historical, division, lincolnshire, england, encompassing, south, east, county, name, still, recognised, locally, survives, district, south, holland, lincolnshire, area, 1901268, acres, 1089, 1961267, acres, 1083, population, 190177, 1971105, 6. The Parts of Holland is a historical division of Lincolnshire England encompassing the south east of the county 1 The name is still recognised locally and survives in the district of South Holland Lincolnshire Parts of HollandArea 1901268 992 acres 1089 km 1961267 847 acres 1083 km Population 190177 610 1971105 685History Created1889 Abolished1974 Succeeded byLincolnshireStatusAdministrative countyGovernmentHolland County Council HQCounty Hall Boston Contents 1 Administration 2 Geography 2 1 Towns and villages in Holland 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksAdministration edit nbsp Holland sign on display at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life with the Latin motto Labor Ipse Merces Work is its own reward Parts of Holland was one of the three medieval divisions called Parts of Lincolnshire the other two being Lindsey and Kesteven which had long had separate county administrations quarter sessions Under the Local Government Act 1888 it obtained a county council which it retained until 1974 At that point the three county councils were abolished and Lincolnshire minus the northern part of Lindsey which formed part of Humberside had a single county council for the first time 2 Before the changes of 1888 Holland had since probably the tenth century been divided into the three wapentakes of Elloe Kirton and Skirbeck 3 Under the Local Government Act 1894 the administrative county of Holland was divided into rural districts and urban districts with the municipal borough of Boston remaining untouched The rural districts were Boston Crowland East Elloe and Spalding whilst Holbeach Long Sutton Spalding and Sutton Bridge became urban districts 4 Geography edit nbsp The Map of South Holland from The history of imbanking and drayning by William Dugdale 1662 The geographical extent of the former Holland County Council is the same as that of the combined modern local government districts of Boston and South Holland Holland is all close to sea level achieving a maximum altitude of about five metres 16 feet on artificially raised river banks levees It therefore needed carefully managed drainage to maintain the very productive arable farmland which covered almost its entire extent Consequently a significant part of its drainage for arable use had to await the introduction of steam pumping Before the mid 19th century it was a much more pastoral area used for fattening livestock brought in from Scotland and northern England before it was driven to market in places like London Many of the country roads are still called droves Towns and villages in Holland edit Boston Crowland Donington Swineshead Holbeach Long Sutton SpaldingThere is a resemblance in landscape between the Parts of Holland and Holland the region in the Netherlands although their meanings are different Holland in England means land of the hill spurs although hill spurs are hardly obvious while the Dutch Holland is derived from the Old Dutch term holt lant wooded land Both Hollands have landscapes that are low lying and both are known for tulip growing 5 See also editEarl of HollandReferences edit Parts of Holland former division England United Kingdom Britannica Online Encyclopedia britannica com 2012 Retrieved 5 April 2012 de Mello Vianna Fernando 1979 The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company p 422 ISBN 978 0395271704 Lewis Samuel 1848 Skidbrook Skutterskelfe A Topographical Dictionary of England pp 115 118 british history ac uk Retrieved 5 April 2012 Akerman Portland B Ford Percy H 1894 Parish Councils A Guide to the Local Government Act 1894 London Routledge Room Adrian 1993 Dictionary of Place Names in the British Isles Bloomsbury p 174 ISBN 0 7475 1511 5 External links editMap of Holland on Wikishire https web archive org web 20071001030631 http www visionofbritain org uk relationships jsp u id 10041806 52 50 00 N 0 02 00 W 52 8333 N 0 0333 W 52 8333 0 0333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parts of Holland amp oldid 1166941676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
