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I'm going to sound pretty dumb right now, but I'm from Leicestershire and have been to Rutland water many times when I was younger, but I never knew that Rutlan

I'm going to sound pretty dumb right now, but I'm from Leicestershire and have been to Rutland water many times when I was younger, but I never knew that Rutland was a county.

Doctor_Fegg 5y ago
It wasn't. Rutland was a county up until the 70s. It was then absorbed into Leicestershire because Rutland is, by rights, too small to be at all economic to be run as a county. Despite this, in 1994, it became a county once again (as a "unitary authority") because local identification with Rutland is so strong. By and large Rutlanders - of whom I was once one! - are happy to pay an extra £10 or £20 on their council tax just to have their own council.
- samwillis 5y ago
  Getting slightly off topic, but one of my pet peeves about Stamford (where I live) is that we are not part of Rutland. Stamford is part of Lincolnshire but stuck way down the bottom on its own, surrounded on three sides by other counties, one being Rutland. We are really neglected by the county and district councils. Take a look at a map[0] (if you haven't seen before) of the county boundary around our little town, it is so stupid. It would make so much more sense for us and a few of the surrounding villages to be annexed too Rutland, it would increase the GDP of the county helping it to become more sustainable. During the Covid lockdowns there was only one road out of town you could legally drive down. Fortunately it looks like the beginning of this may be happing, the proposed parliamentary boundary redrawing moves us to share an MP with Oakham. First of many steps. [0]: https://wikishire.co.uk/map/#/centre=52.642,-0.454/zoom=11 https://wikishire.co.uk/map/#/centre=52.642,-0.454/zoom=11
- iso1210 5y ago
  North West Leicstershire council tax for band D is £1,886.88 including police, fire, and the two-layer system (plus parish/town precept) Rutland is £2,143.75 (plus parish/town) That's £20 a month extra.

I'm going to sound pretty dumb right now, but I'm from Leicestershire and have been to Rutland water many times when I was younger, but I never knew that Rutland was a county.

Doctor_Fegg 5y ago

It wasn't. Rutland was a county up until the 70s. It was then absorbed into Leicestershire because Rutland is, by rights, too small to be at all economic to be run as a county. Despite this, in 1994, it became a county once again (as a "unitary authority") because local identification with Rutland is so strong. By and large Rutlanders - of whom I was once one! - are happy to pay an extra £10 or £20 on their council tax just to have their own council.

samwillis 5y ago
Getting slightly off topic, but one of my pet peeves about Stamford (where I live) is that we are not part of Rutland. Stamford is part of Lincolnshire but stuck way down the bottom on its own, surrounded on three sides by other counties, one being Rutland. We are really neglected by the county and district councils. Take a look at a map[0] (if you haven't seen before) of the county boundary around our little town, it is so stupid. It would make so much more sense for us and a few of the surrounding villages to be annexed too Rutland, it would increase the GDP of the county helping it to become more sustainable. During the Covid lockdowns there was only one road out of town you could legally drive down. Fortunately it looks like the beginning of this may be happing, the proposed parliamentary boundary redrawing moves us to share an MP with Oakham. First of many steps. [0]: https://wikishire.co.uk/map/#/centre=52.642,-0.454/zoom=11 https://wikishire.co.uk/map/#/centre=52.642,-0.454/zoom=11
iso1210 5y ago
North West Leicstershire council tax for band D is £1,886.88 including police, fire, and the two-layer system (plus parish/town precept) Rutland is £2,143.75 (plus parish/town) That's £20 a month extra.