27-540: Barnardiston ( / b ɑːr n ər ˈ d ɪ s t ən / bar-nər- DIS -tən ) is a village and parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk , England. The village is located about four miles north-east of Haverhill off the A143. The name has an older form Bernardeston , which means 'farmstead of a man called Beornheard'. Prior to the mid-eighteenth century it is often listed as "Barnardiston otherwise Chilbourne", and it
54-461: A mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically a district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have
81-407: A freeman, held 2 carucates of land, 1 villein, 4 bordars, formerly 2 ploughteams but then one only, 6 acres of meadow, one mill, and one rouncy. The value had been forty shillings, but was then fifty shillings. Geoffrey, son of Hamon, then held over Goodwin. All Saints church is in the centre of Barnardiston. The church was built before the thirteenth century (according to English Heritage the chancel
108-636: A new district of West Suffolk with effect from 1 April 2019. The new district has the same name as the former administrative county of West Suffolk , which was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , but the new district covers a slightly smaller area than the pre-1974 county, which had also included areas now in the Babergh and Mid Suffolk districts. West Suffolk Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Suffolk County Council . The whole district
135-452: A population of 180,820. The neighbouring districts are Mid Suffolk , Babergh , Braintree , South Cambridgeshire , East Cambridgeshire , King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Breckland . Prior to West Suffolk's creation, its predecessors Forest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council had been working together for a number of years, having shared a joint chief executive since 2011. The two districts were formally merged into
162-461: A two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with a borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them
189-501: Is a surrender of the manor by Sir John Cheke to Queen Mary I , rated for Francis Knighton 31 May 1557." No written record of the Barnardiston manor existing as a building has been found after 1557. Today the moats and carp pond form part of private gardens. Barnardiston Hall boarding school, a mile away from the village, used to be the old village hall and farm buildings. It has 250 pupils. Tour of Britain 2010 Stage 7 went close to
216-478: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election . A coalition of Labour, the West Suffolk Independents, Liberal Democrats, Greens and independent councillors formed after the election, led by Labour councillor Cliff Waterman. A shadow authority comprising the councillors of both outgoing councils
243-648: Is listed as Cileburna in the Domesday Book. The Earl Ralph's holdings, which Goodrich the Steward held in the King's possession in Suffolk, are included in the first Domesday document. That was only a socman with 30 acres. There were a bordar, a ploughteam, and 6 acres of meadow, formerly valued at ten shillings. Then at twenty shillings. The other Domesday listing is part of the great possessions of Richard, son of Earl Gislebert. Goodwin,
270-513: Is thirteenth century but the nave is of earlier origin ). It is situated in the South West corner of the outer enclosure of the medieval manor (see below). Barnardiston Parish forms part of the Stourhead Benefice, sharing a Rector with Kedington, Little Wratting, Great Wratting, Little Thurlow, Great Thurlow, Little Bradley and Great Bradley. Records of a Rector at Barnardiston go well back into
297-584: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with
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#1733104194079324-449: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by
351-537: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming
378-412: The former St Edmundsbury Borough Council, also incorporating offices for Suffolk County Council. The council comprises 64 councillors representing 43 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The whole district is covered by civil parishes . The parish councils of Brandon, Bury St Edmunds, Clare, Haverhill, Mildenhall and Newmarket all take
405-475: The independent councillors sit together as the "Progressive Alliance" group, and the West Suffolk Independents and the other ten independent councillors sit together as the "Independents Group". These two groups together form the council's administration. The next election is due in 2027. The council is based at West Suffolk House on Western Road in Bury St Edmunds. The building had been completed in 2009 for
432-635: The manor was granted in 1312 shared the same great-grandfather as Alexander be Walpole but his grandfather was William, the brother of the Simon de Barnardiston above-mentioned. Alexander de Walpole had a grant of free warren in Barnardiston Manor in 1347, and presented to the church in 1332 and 1349. Amongst the Harleian Charters in the British Museum is a grant of seisin of the manor in 1397. A fine
459-481: The moats and carp pond of a medieval manor. The manor itself was not listed separately in the Domesday book but its moats and carp-pond are scheduled as being dated prior to 1150 AD. The manor was not present on the 1850 enclosure map, which shows another building, probably a previous rectory, outside the moats in the outer enclosure adjacent to the church. According to Walter Copinger 's Manors of Suffolk , "the manor
486-565: The right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues a style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system
513-439: The sixteenth century with Thomas Dyeson being the earliest recorded holder in 1555. Between 1815 and around 1860 Barnardiston shared a Rector with Hundon , having only a stipendary curate, but again for around a century from 1860 it had its own Rector and rectory for a population of less than a hundred, before the present arrangements began. Barnardiston is also the location of two of only 32 scheduled ancient monuments in Suffolk,
540-402: The style "town council". Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint
567-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since
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#1733104194079594-648: The village. West Suffolk (district) West Suffolk District is a local government district in Suffolk , England. It was established in 2019 as a merger of the previous Forest Heath District with the Borough of St Edmundsbury . The council is based in Bury St Edmunds , the district's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Brandon , Clare , Haverhill , Mildenhall and Newmarket , along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. In 2021 it had
621-611: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in
648-500: Was certainly held by Alexander de Walpole, with evidence from 1312 of a fine levied whereby this Alexander de Walpole, son and heir of Walter de Barnardiston, granted the manor with the advowson to Margery "Wileghby", and Thomas de Barnardiston her son. It was "probably" therefore held by his great-grandfather A. de Barnardiston in the time of Richard I (1189-1199), then by his grandfather Simon de Barnardiston, and then by his father Walter de Barnardiston. The Thomas de Barnardiston to whom
675-421: Was established to oversee the transition to the new authority. The first elections to the new council were held on 2 May 2019, a few weeks after the new district had been created. Political control of the council since 2019 has been as follows: During the shadow period leading up to the council's creation in 2019, the shadow authority was led by James Waters, leader of the outgoing Forest Heath District Council. He
702-462: Was levied of part of the manor and also of Kedington Manor by Sir John Bussy, Sir John Leek, and Sir John de Birton against Sir Edmund Perponnte and Francisa his wife. In 1403 there is the record of a fine levied of the manor by Sir Thomas Hawley and others against Roger de Barnardiston. The manor is mentioned in the inquest into the death of Sir Thomas Barnardiston in 1542. Amongst the Harleian manuscripts
729-496: Was unsuccessful in securing a seat on the new council at its first elections in May 2019. The first leader of the council appointed after the 2019 election was John Griffiths , who was the last leader of St Edmundsbury Borough Council. The leaders since 2019 have been: Following the 2023 election and subsequent changes of allegiance up to July 2024, the composition of the council was: The Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green Party and one of
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