Spilsby was a rural district in Lincolnshire, parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974.
It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 from the Spilsby rural sanitary district. Due to growth in other areas, it was reduced three times: in 1896 when Alford was constituted an urban district; in 1925 when the civil parish of Sutton in the Marsh became part of Mablethorpe and Sutton Urban District; and in 1926, when the neighbouring Skegness Urban District was extended. In 1936 a County Review Order enlarged the district when it absorbed the former Sibsey Rural District.
It survived until 1974. Under the Local Government Act 1972, it was merged with other districts to form the new East Lindsey district.
Civil parishes The rural district contained the following civil parishes: Addlethorpe Alford until 1896, when it was constituted a separate urban district. Anderby Ashby by Partney Aswardby Bilsby Bolingbroke Bratoft Brinkhill Burgh le Marsh Calceby Carrington (from 1936) Chapel St Leonards (from 1896: formed from part of Mumby CP) Claxby Croft Cumberworth Dalby Driby East Keal East Kirkby Eastville Farlesthorpe Frisby Friskney Frithville (from 1936) Great Steeping Gunby Hagnaby Halton Holegate Hareby Harrington Hogsthorpe Hundleby Huttoft Ingoldmells Irby in the Marsh Langriville (from 1936) Langton by Spilsby Little Steeping Markby Mavis Enderby Midville Mumby New Leake Orby Partney Raithby Rigsby with Ailsby Sausthorpe Scremby Sibsey (from 1936) Skendleby South Ormsby cum Ketsby Spilsby Stickford Stickney Sutterby (until 1936: absorbed by Langton by Spilsby CP) Sutton in the Marsh (until 1925: became part of Mablethorpe and Sutton Urban District) Thornton le Veal (from 1936) Thorpe St Peter Toynton All Saints Toynton St Peter Ulceby with Fordington Wainfleet All Saints Wainfleet St Mary Welton le Marsh West Fen West Keal Westville (from 1936) Willoughby with Sloothby Winthorpe (until 1926: absorbed by Addlesthorpe CP and Skegness Urban District)
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