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List of civil parishes in England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (165 words) |
 | This is a list of civil parishes in England split by ceremonial county. |
| The civil parish is the smallest level of local government. |
| The current legal framework for local government in England forbids the establishment of legal parishes in Greater London. |
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| Civil parishes in their modern form were created in 1894, and although their origins are in the system of ecclesiastical parishes, they no longer have anything to do with the Church of England. |
| Civil parishes were abolished in London in 1965 and in other large urban areas in 1974, and had only had a nominal existence prior to this in urban districts and boroughs anyway. |
| Parish councils are supposed to act as a channel of local opinion to larger local government bodies, and as such have the right to be consulted on any planning decisions affecting the parish. |
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