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Meanings of civil parish in English

Russian
общины англии
Portuguese
paróquia civil na inglaterra
Spanish
parroquias civiles en inglaterra
Catalan
parròquia civil d'anglaterra

Territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England, UK.

        общины англии
        Russian
        приход
        Portuguese
        paróquia
        Spanish
        parroquia civil
        Catalan
        parròquia civil

        Administrative, non-ecclesiastical, division.

              приход
              Usage of civil parish in English
              1
              The principal division of the county was the civil parish, usually but not always identical with the ecclesiastical parish.
              The Governments of Europe
              2
              There was no civil parish of Bridgend previous to 1905, when one was formed out of portions of the parishes of Newcastle and Coity.
              Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bréquigny, Louis George...
              3
              Buxton (Bawdestanes, Bue-stanes), formed into a civil parish from Bakewell in 1895, has thus claims to be considered one of the oldest English spas.
              Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" ...
              4
              The Kilrush Poor Law Union comprised 13 electoral divisions, apparently coinciding with the 13 civil parishes of the Loop Head peninsula in west Clare.
              The Irish Times