| Kerrier District | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | District |
| HQ | Camborne |
| ONS code | 15UD |
| History | |
| Origin | *Borough of Helston *Camborne-Redruth Urban District *Kerrier Rural District |
| Created | 1 April 1974 |
| Abolished | 1 April 2009 |
| Succeeded by | Cornwall unitary authority |
| Demography | |
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| 1973 population | 78,080[1] |
| 2001 population | 92,536[2] |
| Politics | |
| Governance | District council |
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| Subdivisions | |
| Type | Civil parishes |
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Kerrier (Cornish: Keryer) was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly. Its council was based in Camborne 50°12′50″N 5°17′49″W / 50.214°N 5.297°WCoordinates: 50°12′50″N 5°17′49″W / 50.214°N 5.297°W.
Other towns in the district included Redruth and Helston. The district also contained the Lizard Peninsula.
Kerrier is named after one of the ancient administrative Hundreds of Cornwall, Kerrier (hundred), which covered broadly the same area, but did not have a coast on the north.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the borough of Helston, the urban district of Camborne-Redruth and Kerrier Rural District.
On 25 July 2007, Cornwall County Council's bid for unitary authority status was accepted by the government. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of structural changes to local government in England.
Housing
On 9th January 2008 the 'Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West' (RSS) announced plans to massively increase house-building in Cornwall stating that almost 70,000 new homes would be built by 2026. The findings of the 'Examination in Public' into the RSS, were produced by the unelected South West Regional Assembly. The original Draft RSS was published in 2006 and the new figures show another 53% increase. Figures for the new plans included:
- Caradon – 6,500 housing units (an increase of 700 on the original document)
- Carrick – 10,900 housing units (increase of 900)
- Kerrier – 14,400 housing units (increase of 6,200)
- North Cornwall – 13,400 housing units ( increase of 5,800)
- Penwith – 7,800 housing units (increase of 3,000)
- Restormel – 15,700 housing units (increase of 7,100).[3]
There has been much concern in Cornwall regarding these proposals [4] and Dick Cole, the leader of the Cornish political party Mebyon Kernow, has issued a statement saying that local housing strategy should be determined by democratically elected Cornish politicians.[5]
Cornish musician Luke Vibert has released two self-titled albums under the alias Kerrier District, as a nod to New York musicians Metro Area and a tribute to the place where he grew up.
References
- ^ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. pp. 38. ISBN 0117508470.
- ^ "Census 2001: Kerrier". Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. 2001-04-01. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pop2001/kerrier.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ South West Regional Assembly housing plans for Cornwall
- ^ Coserg - South West Regional Spatial Strategy 2006-2026 response
- ^ No to 70,000 new houses by 2026
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kerrier |
- Kerrier District Council website
- Kerrier Local election results 2007
- Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Kerrier District Council
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