The Housing (Right to Acquire or Enfranchise) (Designated Rural Areas in the East) Order 1997

Made: 5th March 1997

Laid before Parliament: 7th March 1997

Coming into force: 1st April 1997

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 17 of the Housing Act 1996[^f00001] and section 1AA(3)(a) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967[^f00002] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order—

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Acquire or Enfranchise) (Designated Rural Areas in the East) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

Designated rural areas

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The following areas shall be designated rural areas for the purposes of section 17 of the Housing Act 1996 (the right to acquire) and section 1AA(3)(a) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (additional right to enfranchise)—

• (a) those parishes in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk specified in Schedule 1 to this Order;

• (b) those areas in the parishes and the unparished areas in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk specified in Schedule 2 to this Order each shown bounded with a black line and cross hatched on one of the one hundred and fifty one maps entitled “Maps referred to in the Housing (Right to Acquire or Enfranchise) (Designated Rural Areas in the East) Order 1997” of which prints, signed by a member of the Senior Civil Service in the Department of the Environment, are deposited and available for inspection at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment; and

• (c) the parish of Holbeach in the county of Lincolnshire with the exception of the non-cross hatched area shown bounded with a black line on one of the one hundred and fifty one maps entitled “Maps referred to in the Housing (Right to Acquire or Enfranchise) (Designated Rural Areas in the East) Order 1997” of which prints, signed by a member of the Senior Civil Service in the Department of the Environment, are deposited and available for inspection at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment.

SCHEDULE 1 — DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS—ENTIRE PARISHES

PART I — BEDFORDSHIRE

• Aspley Heath, Astwick,

• Battlesden, Biddenham, Billington, Bletsoe, Blunham, Bolnhurst and Keysoe, Brogbor ough,

• Campton and Chicksands, Cardington, Carlton and Chellington, Chalgrave, Clifton, Clophill, Colmworth, Cople,

• Dean and Shelton, Dunton,

• Eastcotts, Edworth, Eggington, Elstow, Eversholt, Everton, Eyeworth,

• Felmersham, Flitton and Greenfield,

• Gravenhurst, Great Barford,

• Harlington, Harrold, Haynes, Heath and Reach, Henlow, Hockliffe, Houghton Conquest, Hulcote and Salford, Husbourne Crawley, Hyde,

• Kempston Rural, Kensworth, Knotting and Souldrop,

• Lidlington, Little Barford, Little Staughton,

• Maulden, Marston Moretaine, Melchbourne and Yielden, Meppershall, Millbrook, Milton Bryan, Milton Ernest, Mogerhanger,

• Northill,

• Oakley, Odell, Old Warden,

• Pavenham, Pertenhall, Podington, Potsgrove, Potton, Pulloxhill,

• Ravensden, Renhold, Ridgmont, Riseley, Roxton,

• Silsoe, Sharnbrook, Shefford, Shillington, Southill, Stagsden, Stanbridge, Staploe, Steppingley, Stevington, Stewartby, Stondon, Streatley, Studham, Sundon, Sutton, Swineshead,

• Tempsford, Thurleigh, Tilsworth, Tingrith, Totternhoe, Turvey,

• Westoning, Whipsnade, Wilden, Willington, Wilshamstead, Woburn, Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley, Wymington.

PART II — CAMBRIDGESHIRE

• Abbots Ripton, Abbotsley, Abington Pigotts, Ailsworth, Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Alwalton, Arrington, Ashley,

• Babraham, Bainton, Balsham, Barham and Woolley, Barnack, Barrington, Bartlow, Barton, Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Benwick, Bluntisham, Borough Fen, Bottisham, Bourn, Boxworth, Brington and Molesworth, Brinkley, Broughton, Buckden, Buckworth, Burrough Green, Bury, Bythorn and Keyston,

• Caldecote, Carlton, Castle Camps, Castor, Catworth, Caxton, Chesterton, Cheveley, Childerley, Chippenham, Christchurch, Colne, Comberton, Connington (in the district of South Cambridgeshire), Connington (in the district of Huntingdonshire), Coton, Coveney, Covington, Croxton, Croydon,

• Deeping Gate, Denton and Caldecote, Diddington, Doddington, Downham, Dry Drayton, Dullingham, Duxford,

• Earith, Easton, Ellington, Elsworth, Eltisley, Elton, Etton, Eye, Eynesbury Hardwicke,

• Farcet, Fen Ditton, Fen Drayton, Fenstanton, Folksworth and Washingley, Fordham, Fowlmere, Foxton,

• Gamlingay, Glatton, Glinton, Grafham, Grantchester, Graveley, Great Abington, Great and Little Chishill, Great Eversden, Great Gidding, Great Gransden, Great Paxton, Great Staughton, Great Wilbarham, Guilden Morden,

• Haddenham, Haddon, Hail Weston, Hamerton, Hardwick, Harlton, Harston, Haslingfield, Hatley, Hauxton, Helpston, Hemingford Abbotts, Hemingford Grey, Heydon, Hildesham, Hilton, Hinxton, Holme, Holywell cum Needingworth, Horningsea, Horseheath, Houghton and Wyton,

• Ickleton, Isleham,

• Kennett, Kimbolton, Kings Ripton, Kingston, Kirtling, Knapwell,

• Landbeach, Leighton, Litlington, Little Abington, Little Eversden, Little Gidding, Little Gransden, Little Shelford, Little Wilbraham, Lode, Lolworth, Longstanton, Longstowe,

• Madingley, Manea, Marholm, Maxey, Meldreth, Mepal, Morborne,

• Newborough, Newton (in the district of Fenland), Newton (in the district of South Cambridgeshire), Northborough,

• Oakington and Westwick, Offord Cluny, Offord Darcy, Old Hurst, Old Weston, Orwell, Over,

• Pampisford, Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Parson Drove, Peakirk, Perry, Pidley cum Fenton,

• Rampton, Reach,

• Shepreth, Shingay cum Wendy, Shudy Camps, Sibson cum Stibbington, Snailwell, Southoe and Midloe, Southorpe, Spaldwick, St Martins Without, St Neots Rural, Stanground North, Steeple Gidding, Steeple Morden, Stetchworth, Stilton, Stow cum Quy, Stow Longa, Stretham, Sutton (in the district of East Cambridgeshire), Sutton (in the district of Peterborough) Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Swavesey,

• Tadlow, Tetworth, Teversham, The Stukeleys, Thetford, Thorney, Thornhaugh, Thriplow, Tilbrook, Toft, Toseland, Tydd St Giles,

• Ufford, Upton and Coppingford, Upton, Upwood and the Raveleys,

• Wansford, Warboys, Waresley, Water Newton, Waterbeach, Wentworth, West Wickham, West Wratting, Westley Waterless, Weston Colville, Whaddon, Whittlesford, Wicken, Wilburton, Wimblington, Wimpole, Winwick, Wisbech St Mary, Wistow, Witcham, Witchford, Wittering, Wood Walton, Woodditton, Woodhurst, Wothorpe,

• Yelling.

PART III — DERBYSHIRE

• Abney and Abney Grange, Aldercar and Langley Mill, Alderwasley, Aldwark, Alkmorton, Ash, Ashford in the Water, Ashleyhay, Ashover, Aston, Aston upon Trent, Atlow, Ault Hucknall,

• Ballidon, Bamford, Barlborough, Barlow, Barrow upon Trent, Barton Blount, Baslow and Bubnell, Bearwardcote, Beeley, Biggin, Birchover, Blackwell, Blackwell in the Peak, Bonsall, Boylestone, Brackenfield, Bradbourne, Bradley, Bradwell, Brailsford, Brampton, Brassington, Breadsall, Bretby, Brough and Shatton, Brushfield, Burnaston, Buxworth and Brownside,

• Calke, Callow, Calow, Calver, Carsington, Castle Gresley, Castleton, Catton, Cauldwell, Charlesworth, Chatsworth, Chelmorton, Chinley, Chisworth, Church Broughton, Clifton and Compton, Coton in the Elms, Crich, Cromford, Cubley, Curbar,

• Dalbury Lees, Denby, Derwent, Dethick Lea and Holloway, Doveridge, Drakelow, Draycott and Church Wilne, ...

• Eaton and Alsop, Edale, Edensor, Edlaston and Wyaston, Eggington, Elton, Elvaston, Etwall, Eyam,

• Fenny Bentley, Findern, Flagg, Foolow, Foremark, Foston and Scropton, Froggatt,

• Glapwell, Grassmoor Hasland & Winsick, Gratton, Great Hucklow, Great Longstone, Green Fairfield, Grindleford, Grindlow,

• Harthill, Hartington Middle Quarter, Hartington Nether Quarter, Hartington Town Quarter, Hartington Upper Quarter, Hartshone, Hathersage, Hassop, Hayfield, Hazelwood, Hazelbadge, Heath and Holmewood, Highlow, Hilton, Hognaston, Holbrook, Hollington, Holmesfield, Holymoorside and Walton, Hoon, Hope, Hope Woodlands, Hopton, Hopwell, Horsley, Horsley Woodhouse, Hulland, Hulland Ward, Hungry Bentley,

• Ible, Idridgehay and Alton, Ingleby, Ironville, Ivonbrook Grange,

• Kedlesston, Killamarsh, King Sterndale, Kirk Ireton, Kirk Langley, Kniveton,

• Lea Hall, Linton, Little Eaton, Little Hucklow, Little Longstone, Litton, Longford, Lullington,

• Mackworth, Mapleton, Mapperley, Marston Montgomery, Marstone on Dove, Matlock Bath, Mercaston, Middleton, Middleton and Smerrill, Monyash, Morley, Morton,

• Nether Haddon, Netherseal, Newton Grange, Newton Solney, Norbury and Roston, Northwood and Tinkersley,

• Offcote and Underwood, Offerton, Osleston and Thurvaston, Osmaston, Outseats, Over Haddon, Overseal,

• Parwich, Peak Forest, Pentrich, Pilsley (in the district of the Derbyshire Dales), Pilsley (in the district of North East Derbyshire), Pleaseley,

• Quarndon,

• Radbourne, Ravensdale Park, Repton, Risley, Rodsley, Rosliston, Rowland, Rowsley,

• Shardlow and Great Wilne, Sheldon, Shipley, Shirland and Higham, Shirley, Shottle and Postern, Smalley, Smisby, Snelston, Somersal Herbert, South Darley, South Wingfield, Stanley, Stanton, Stanton by Bridge, Stanton by Dale, Stenson Fields, Stoney Middleton, Stretton, Sudbury, Sutton cum Duckmartonton, Sutton on the Hill, Swarkestone,

• Taddington, Tansley, Temple Normanton, Thornhill, Thorpe, Ticknall, Tideswell, Tintwistle, Tissington, Trusley, Tupton, Turnditch, Twyford and Stenson,

• Unstone,

• Walton upon Trent, Wardlow, Wessington, West Hallam, Weston Underwood, Weston upon Trent, Wheston, Willington, Windley, Winster, Woodville, Wormhill,

• Yeaveley, Yeldersley, Youlgreave.

PART IV — ESSEX

• Abberton, Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding, Aldham, Alphamstone, Alresford, Althorne, Ardleigh, Arkesden, Ashdon, Asheldham, Ashen, Aythorpe Roding,

• Bardfield Sailing, Barling Magna, Barnston, Beaumont cum Moze, Belchamp Otten, Belchamp St Paul, Belchamp Walter, Berden, Birch, Birchanger, Birdbrook, Black Notley, Blackmore, Bobbingworth, Borley, Boxted, Bradfield, Bradwell, Bradwell on Sea, Broxted, Bulmer, Bures Hamlet,

• Canewdon, Castle Hedingham, Chappel, Chickney, Chignall, Chrishall, Clavering, Cold Norton, Colne Engaine, Copford, Cressing,

• Debden, Dedham, Dengie, Doddinghurst,

• East Donyland, East Hanningfield, East Mersea, Eight Ash Green, Elmdon, Elsenham, Epping Upland,

• Fairstead, Farnham, Faulkbourne, Feering, Felsted, Finchingfield, Fingrinhoe, Fordham, Foulness, Foxearth, Frating, Fyfield,

• Gestingthorpe, Goldhanger, Good Easter, Gosfield, Great and Little Leighs, Great and Little Wigborough, Great Bardfield, Great Bentley, Great Braxted, Great Bromley, Great Canfield, Great Chesterford, Great Easton, Great Hallingbury, Great Henny, Great Horkesley, Great Maplestead, Great Oakley, Great Saling, Great Sampford, Great Tey, Great Totham, Great Waltham, Great Yeldham, Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural,

• Hadstock, Hatfield Broad Oak, Hatfield Heath, Hazeleigh, Hellions Bumpstead, Hempstead, Henham, High Easter, High Laver, High Ongar, High Roothing, Highwood,

• Kelvedon, Kelvedon Hatch,

• Lamarsh, Lambourne, Langenhoe, Langford, Langham, Langley, Latchingdon, Layer Breton, Layer Marney, Layer de la Haye, Leaden Roding, Lindsell, Liston, Little Baddow, Little Bardfield, Little Bentley, Little Braxted, Little Bromley, Little Burstead, Little Canfield, Little Chesterford, Little Clacton, Little Dunmow, Little Easton, Little Hallingbury, Little Henny, Little Horkesley, Little Laver, Little Maplestead, Little Oakley, Little Sampford, Little Totham, Little Waltham, Little Yeldham, Littlebury,

• Magden Laver, Manuden, Margaret Roding, Margaretting, Marshbury, Matching, Messing cum Inworth, Middleton, Mistley, Moreton, Mount Bures, Mountnessing, Mundon,

• Navestock, Newport, North Fambridge, North Weald Basset,

• Ovington,

• Paglesham, Panfield, Pebmarsh, Peldon, Pentlow, Pleshey, Purleigh,

• Quendon and Rickling,

• Radwinter, Ramsden Bellhouse, Ramsden Crays, Ramsey and Parkeston, Rawreth, Rayne, Rettendon, Ridgewell, Rivenhall, Roxwell, Roydon,

• Salcott, Sandon, Shalford, Sheering, South Hanningfield, St Lawrence, St Osyth, Stambourne, Stambridge, Stanford Rivers, Stapleford Abbotts, Stapleford Tawney, Stebbing, Steeple Bumpstead, Steeple, Stisted, Stock, Stondon Massey, Stow Maries, Strethall, Sturmer, Sutton,

• Takeley, Tendring, Terling, Thaxted, Theydon Bois, Theydon Garnon, Theydon Mount, Thorrington, Thorpe le Soken, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Tillingham, Tilty, Tolleshunt d'Arcy, Tolleshunt Knight, Tolleshunt Major, Toppesfield, Twinstead,

• Ugley, Ulting,

• Virley,

• Wakes Colne, Weeley, Wenden Lofts, Wendens Ambo, West Hanningfield, Wethersfield, White Colne, White Notley, White Roothing, Wicken Bonhunt, Wickham Bishops, Wickham St Paul, Widdington, Willingale, Wimbish, Wix, Woodham Ferrers & Bicknare, Woodham Mortimer, Woodham Walter, Wormingford, Wrabnes.

PART V — HERTFORDSHIRE

• Albury, Aldbury, Anstey, Ardeley, Ashwell, Aspenden, Aston, Ayot St Lawrence, Ayot St Peter,

• Barkway, Barley, Bayford, Bengeo Rural, Benington, Bramfield, Braughing, Brent Pelham, Brickendon Liberty, Buckland, Bygrave,

• Caldecote, Chipperfield, Clothall, Codicote, Cottered,

• Datchworth,

• Eastwick, Essendon,

• Flamstead, Flaunden, Furneux Pelham,

• Gilston, Graveley, Great Amwell, Great Gaddesden, Great Munden,

• Harpenden Rural, Hertford Health, Hertingfordbury, Hexton, High Wych, Hinxworth, Holwell, Hormead, Hunsdon,

• Ickleford,

• Kelshall, Kimpton, Kings Walden,

• Langley, Lilley, Little Berkhamsted, Little Gaddesden, Little Hadham, Little Munden,

• Markyate, meesden, Much Hadham,

• Nettleden with Potten End, Newnham, Nuthampstead,

• Offley,

• Pirton, Preston,

• Radwell, Reed, Ridge, Rushden,

• Sacombe, Sandon, Sarratt, Shenley, St Pauls Walden, Standon, Stapleford, Stocking Pelham,

• Tewin, Therfield, Thorley, Thundridge, Tring Rural,

• Walkern, Wallington, Ware Rural, Watton at Stone, Westmill, Weston, Widford, Wiggington Wyddial, Wymondley.

PART VI — LEICESTERSHIRE

• Ab Kettleby, Allexton, Appleby Magna, Arnesby, Ashfordby, Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva, Aswell, Aston Flamville, Ayston,

• Bagworth, Bardon, Barkby, Barkby Thorpe, Barlestone, Barleythorpe, Barrow, Barrow den, Beaumont Chase, Beeby, Belton, Belton in Rutland, Belvoir, Billesdon, Bisbrooke, Bittesby, Bitteswell, Blaby, Blaston, Bottesford, Braunston in Rutland, Breedon on the Hill, Bringhurst, Brooke, Broughton and Old Dalby, Bruntingthorpe, Buckminster, Burley, Burton and Dalby, Burton on the Wolds, Burton Overy,

• Cadeby, Caldecott, Carlton, Carlton Curlieu, Catthorpe, Charley, Chilcote, Clawson, Hose and Harby, Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva, Clipsham, Cold Newton, Coleorton, Cossington, Cotes, Cotesbach, Cottesmore, Cranoe, Croft, Croxton Kerrial,

• Drayton, Dunton Bassett,

• East Langton, East Norton, Eaton, Edith Weston, Egleton, Elmesthorpe, Empingham, Essendine, Exton,

• Foxton, Freeby, Frisby, Frisby and Kirkby, Frolesworth,

• Gaddesby, Garthorpe, Gaulby, Gilmorton, Glaston, Glooston, Goadby, Great Casterton, Great Easton, Greetham, Grimston, Gumley, Gunthorpe,

• Hallaton, Hambleton, Hathern, Heather, Higham on the Hill, Hoby with Rotherby, Horn, Horninghold, Hoton, Houghton on the Hill, Huncote, Hungarton, Husbands Bosworth,

• Illston on the Hill, Isley cum Langley,

• Ketton, Keyham, Kibworth Harcourt, Kilby, Kimcote and Walton, Kings Norton, Knaptoft, Knossington and Cold Overton,

• Langham, Laughton, Launde, Leicester Forest West, Leighfield, Leire, Little Casterton, Little Stretton, Lockington-Hemington, Loddington, Long Whatton, Lowesby, Lubbesthorpe, Lubenham, Lyddington, Lyndon,

• Manton, Marefield, Market Bosworth, Market Overton, Martinsthorpe, Medbourne, Misterton, Morcott, Mowsley,

• Nailstone, Nevill Holt, Newton Linford, Normanton, Normanton le Heath, North Kilworth, North Luffenham, Noseley,

• Osbaston, Osgathorpe, Owston and Newbold,

• Packington, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva, Peckleton, Pickworth, Pilton, Potters Marston, Preston, Prestwold,

• Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Ravenstone with Snibstone, Rearsby, Redmile, Ridlington, Rolleston, Ryhall,

• Saddington, Sapcote, Scalford, Scraptoft, Seagrave, Seaton, Shackerstone, Shangton, Sharnford, Shawell, Shearsby, Sheepy, Skeffington, Slawston, Smeeton Westerby, Snarestone, Somerby, South Croxton, South Kilworth, South Luffenham, Sproxton, Stanton under Bardon, Stathern, Staunton Harold, Stokerston, Stoke Dry, Stoke Golding, Stonton Wyville, Stoughton, Stretton, Stretton en le Field, Stretton Magna, Sutton Cheney, Swannington, Swepstone, Swinsford, Swithland,

• Teigh, Theddingworth, Thisleton, Thorpe by Water, Thorpe Langton, Thussington, Thurcaston and Cropston, Thurlaston, Tickencote, Tilton, Tinwell, Tixover, Tugby and Keythorpe, Tur Langton, Twycross, Twyford and Thorpe,

• Ullesthorpe, Ulverscroft,

• Waltham, Walton on the Wolds, Wanlip, Wardley, Welham, West Langton, Westrill and Starmore, Whatborough, Whissendine, Whitwell, Wigston Parva, Willough by Waterleys, Wing, Wistow, Withcote, Witherley, Woodhouse, Worthington, Wymeswold, Wymondham.

PART VII — LINCOLNSHIRE

• Aby with Greenfield, Addlethorpe, Aisthorpe, Alford, Algarkirk, Allington, Alvingham, Amber Hill, Ancaster, Anderby, Anwick, Apley, Asgarby and Howell, Ashby de Launde & Bloxholm, Ashby with Scremby, Aslackby and Laughton, Asterby, Aswarby and Swarby, Aswardby, Aubourn Haddington and South Hykeham, Aunsby and Dembleby, Authorpe,