The London Gazette, February 4, 1898;

THE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 4, 1898; 647 and confirmed by the Local Government Board's areas " together with such part of the parish of Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Act Caddington as was situate in the said Ecclesiastical 1896 the boundary between the counties of Cam- District of Saint John Markyate Street were con- bridge and Hertford was altered and the parish of stituted a new parish to be called Markyate Street Boyston (Cambs.) and such parts of the parishes and the aforesaid part of the parish of Whipsnade of Bassingbourn, Knees worth and Melbonrn as was amalgamated with the parish of Flamstead j were included in the North Royston Special And whereas by a Provisional Order made by Drainage District, ceased to be within the ad- the Local Government Board the eighth May, ministrative county of Cambridge, and were one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, transferred to and now form part of the adminis- and confirmed by " The Local Government Board's trative county of Hertford, and the said parish of Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 10) - Act Royston (Cambs.) became the parish of North 1897" the boundary of the counties of Bedford Royston, and the said parts of the parishes of and Hertford was altered and the parish of Bassingbourn, Knees worth, andMelbourn, thereby Holwell and certain portions of the parish of added to the county of Hertford became separate Shillington ceased to be within the county of parishes named respectively the parishes of South Bedford and were transferred to and now form Bassingbourn, South Kneesworth, and South part of the county of Hertford and the said areas Melbourn, which said parishes together with the so transferred were by the said Order directed to aforesaid parish of North Royston, were included be included in the Hitchin Coroner's District of in the Royston Coroner's District of the said the said county of Herts subject to any alteration county subject to any alteration which might be that might be made in that district, and certain made in that district. portions of the said parish of Shillington were . And whereas by a Provisional. Order of the amalgamated with the parish of Holweil and Local Government Board made the eighteenth certain other portions with the_ parishes of Pirton May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-fire, and Ickleford respectively j and confirmed by the Local Government Board's And whereas a petition was on the nineteenth Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 13) Act, July one thousand eight hundred and ninety- 1896, the boundary between the counties of seven presented to Her Majesty by the Hertford- Hertford and Middlesex was altered, and part of shire County Council praying that the administra- the rural district and parish of South Mimms tive county of Hertford might be divided into- ceased to form part of the administrative county seven Coroners' districts in accordance with such of Middlesex, and was transferred to and now Petition and for the issue of a Writ de Coronatore forms part of the administrative county of Hert- Eligendo for the purpose of authorizing the ford, and was amalgamated with the parish of Petitioners to elect an additional Coroner such South Mimms Urban, and included in the Coroner tj be attached to the proposed Watford St. Alban's Coroner's District of the said county, District which gaid petition with a description -of subject to any alterations which might be made in the said proposed districts and of the boundaries that district. thereof, with the reasons upon which the petition And whereas by an Order of the Hertfordshire was founded, was duly certified to Her Majesty. County Council dated the fifteenth day of March, And whereas all the piovisions of the herein- one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, before first recited Act in that behalf have been duly confirmed by the Local Government Board complied with in relation to the said petition. it was provided that the parishes of Royston And whereas the Coroners for the said county (Herts), North Royston, South Bassingbourn, have not presented any petition to Her Majesty. South Kneesworth, and South Melbourn, and so And whereas Her Majesty has with the advice much of the parish of Therfield as .forms part of of Her Privy Council taken into consideration the the Special Drainage District of South Royston, said petition, and is mindefl to make such altera- should be formed into one parish to be called the tion and division as aforesaid. parish of Royston. Now therefore Her Majesty by and with the And whereas by a Provisional Order of the advice of Her Privy Council is pleased to order Local Government Board made the eighth day of direct and declare, and it is hereby ordered May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety- directed and declared that from the date hereof :— seven, and confirmed by the Local Government 1I) The county of Hertford shall be divided into Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 10) seven districts for Coroners' purposes, and for the Act, 1897, the boundary between the counties of purposes of the said first recited Act. Bedford and Hertford was altered, and the hamlet (2) The said seven districts shall be named of Humbershoe and that part of the parish of respectively "The Bishop's Stortford Coroner's Houghton Regis which was included in the District." "The Hemel Hempstead Coroner's Ecclesiastical District of St. John Markyate District" "The Hertford. Coroner's District" fctreet called in the said Order " The Beds trans- " The Hitchin Coroner's District" " The Royston ferred areas " ceased to be within the administra- Coroner's District*' " The Saint Alban's Coroner's tive county of Bedford and were transferred to District," and "The Watford Coroner's District" and now form part of the administrative county and the said districts shall respectively comprise of Hertford, and so much of the parish of the parishes and places and shall have the boun- Caddington as was not included in the said daries set forth in that behalf in the Schedule Ecclesiastical District and the whole of the hereto. parishes of Kensworth and Studham ceased to be (3) This Order shall be published in the within the administrative county of Hertford and London Gazette. C. L. Peel. were transferred to and now form part of the administrative county of Bedford. And whereas the aforesaid "Beds transferred areas" together SCHEDULE. with part of the parish of Whipsnade situate in The districts herein described are to be deemed the county of Hertford were directed by the said not to include any parishes or places or parts Order to be included in the Hemel Hempstead thereof which are exempt from the j urisdiction of Coroner's District of the said county subject to the Coroners of the county of Hertford whether any alteration which might thereafter be made in such parishes, places, or parts thereof are herein* that district, and the said "Beds transferred after named or included or'not, A 2