26-641: Swaffham Bulbeck is a small village in East Cambridgeshire , England . Swaffham Bulbeck is located about 8 miles (13 km) from the city of Cambridge , and 6 miles (10 km) from the famous racing town of Newmarket . The parish of Swaffham Bulbeck is part of the Diocese of Ely and the Deanery of Fordham and Quy. The benefice consists of five parishes, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior , Bottisham , Lode and Quy . Children initially attend primary school in
52-524: A change in allegiance in August 2024, which left the Conservatives with exactly half the council's seats. They continue to form the council's administration by virtue of holding the chair's casting vote. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of
78-576: A two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint 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
104-461: 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
130-508: Is based at The Grange on Nutholt Lane in Ely. The building was originally a large Victorian house. It served as a maternity hospital from the 1940s until the 1970s. The building was acquired around the time East Cambridgeshire was created in 1974 and converted to offices. Several large extensions have since been added. The Fenland Survey of archaeological finds carried out in the 1980s mentions an enumeration of findings made between 1884 and 1994 in
156-564: Is divided into civil parishes . The parish of Ely holds city status , and the parish councils for Soham and Littleport take the style "town council". 52°23′13″N 0°17′38″E / 52.387°N 0.294°E / 52.387; 0.294 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
182-403: Is some 57 feet (17 m) long by 21 feet (6 m) wide and the aisles are 11 feet (3 m) wide. The church can seat about 200 people at full capacity. The churchyard contains many interesting gravestones – there are six tomb chests, the earliest dating from 1742, and about 35 headstones with shaped tops dating from 1703 onwards. As regards the vicarage, in the late 1970s it was decided by
208-584: 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
234-654: The Moyse's Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds while other items are in the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge . Other finds include traces of cremations and barrows , golden torques , an extensive ditch system and a wooden track-way between Fordey Farm (Barway) and Little Thetford . Bronze razors have also been found and it is well known that Celts shaved their cheeks. The whole district
260-485: The area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named East Cambridgeshire, reflecting its position within the wider county. East Cambridgeshire District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Cambridgeshire County Council . The whole district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since
286-449: 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
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#1732876015935312-515: The company has run every year since, first at the Long Barn to the south of the village until its redevelopment in 1988 and then to a much more capacious setting in a barn central to the village by kind permission of the owner. This venue too has now come up for redevelopment and the production is now based at Downing Farm by kind permission of the Turner family. Swaffham Bulbeck's experience of World War II
338-498: The council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2011 have been: Following the 2023 election and a by-election in April 2024 and change of allegiance in August 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since the last full review of boundaries in 2019 the council has comprised 28 councillors , representing 14 wards . Elections are held every four years. The council
364-538: The district has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority , led by the directly elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough . The neighbouring districts are South Cambridgeshire , Huntingdonshire , Fenland , King's Lynn and West Norfolk and West Suffolk . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . The new district covered
390-487: 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
416-418: The first half of the 13th century. It consists of four uniform bays with six octagonal piers supporting the clerestory which was added in the 15th century. The north aisle was built in about 1300 and the south aisle a few years later. Apart from some fragments of 14th- and 15th-century stained glass in the north aisle, all the 10 windows in the aisles and 8 in the clerestory are of plain leaded glass. The nave
442-462: The lode is now only navigable as far as Slade Farm, some 2 miles (3.2 km) away. East Cambridgeshire East Cambridgeshire (locally known as East Cambs ) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire , England. Its council is based in the city of Ely . The district also contains the towns of Littleport and Soham and surrounding rural areas, including parts of the Fens . Since 2017
468-495: The parish that the village no longer required a vicarage of its own. It was sold to the public, and now provides bed and breakfast accommodation. It is erroneously now called The Old Rectory. The village is located just beyond the end of Swaffham Bulbeck Lode , a man-made waterway connected to the River Cam . The hamlet of Commercial End, at the northern edge of the village, was an important inland port from medieval times, although
494-459: The project is buried in front of the village war memorial. The church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. The west tower was built in the early 13th century and is the most ancient part of a very ancient building. The tower is 12.5 feet (4 m) square with three storeys and is supported by eight buttresses. It is built of locally quarried clunch (from nearby Burwell ). The nave was constructed in
520-995: The region to the north of Devil's Dyke and Cambridge , from the Stone Age , the Bronze Age and the Iron Age (the region south of Devil's Dyke is not yet included in the survey). By far the greatest quantities of bronze objects found in England were discovered in East Cambridgeshire. The most important Bronze Age finds were discovered in Isleham (more than 6500 pieces), Stuntney , Soham , Wicken , Chippenham , Coveney , Mepal and Wilburton . These findings include swords , spear -heads, arrows , axes , palstaves , knives , daggers , rapiers , armour , decorative equipment (in particular for horses) and many fragments of sheet bronze . The greater part of these objects have been entrusted to
546-565: 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
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#1732876015935572-526: 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
598-584: The village and usually then go on to Bottisham Village College . The word "Swaffham" is derived from Old English Swæfe ham , meaning "the home of the Swabians", also found in the name of the town of Swaffham in Norfolk. The "Bulbeck" part of the name originates from the de Bolbec family, who possessed the manor in the 11th and 12th centuries. Every year the village summer theatre company produces and performs one of Gilbert and Sullivan 's operas. Established in 1982
624-463: The waterway had been in use since Roman times. Principal buildings include the late 17th-century Merchant's House, which had a counting house added in the mid 18th century. Workers' cottages and warehouses were added to the street by Thomas Bowyer, after he acquired the house in 1805. River trade declined once the railways reached the area, and the house and contents were sold after 1877. The street retains its 18th and early 19th century character, although
650-611: 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
676-467: Was investigated and later commemorated in 2015 in a community project led by Swaffham Bulbeck-based disability charity Red2Green. The project was funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund. During the activities, eight films were made showing oral histories of seven local residents talking about their personal experiences of World War II. These can be viewed on YouTube (see below for link to page). A time capsule containing objects representing different elements of
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