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This message was updated on 1/16/2008 6:50:23 PM by suzard

Codnor History
replied on: 1/16/2008 6:47:34 PM

R&H 24 Dec 1897
Last night a parish meeting was held in the Crosshill Scools for the pupose of considering the proposed detatchment of the Derbyshire parishes of Codnor-cum-Loscoe, Codnor Park and Shipley from the Basford Rural District Council and their administration by a Derbyshire authority. Mr W. Hardy presided and explained that two informal meetings of principal ratepayers had been held, with a view to getting their opinion on the matter to lay before that meeting.The Butterley Company and the Midland Railway Company were represented.Several motions on the subject were made.One was to the effect that Codnor should remain as it was, with Basford, if possible to do so,and if not, some were in favour of establishing an Urban Council in this district. In reply to a question, the Chairman said they would remain at Basford for Poor Law purposes. This only affected sanitary matters.There were various ways in which Codnor could be dealt with in regard to this matter. They could be attatched to Ripley or Heanor, or the three parishes could be formed into a Rural District Council.The next, they could be made into an Urban District, ot they could be attatched to Belper.Mr Corfield said he believed the Butterley Company would go strongly for Codnor remaining with Basford, as they now were.After some further discussion, Mr White moved that the parish of Codnor be in favour of establishing Urban powers, and this, having been recorded by Mr H Grainger,was submitted to the meeting and agreed unanimously, Mr Corfield and others having previously left the meeting.

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