(see also Nottinghamshire Civil Parishes - names for unnamed areas)

I’m in the middle of “Walking the Bounds” for Rushcliffe and need to find which Derbyshire ‘unnamed_shape’ (aka “non-civil parish”) is the one for Long Eaton (it is on the Rushcliffe border). That means ploughing through all those ‘unnamed_shapes’ in the list of Parish gpx. Whilst I do that I may as well document all the shapes:—

Overview:

See Also:

(council pdf) Districts + Parishes
Derbyshire Civil Parishes (wikipedia)
(note that a Civil Parish (CP) has zero connection with an Ecumenical Parish)
OSM Wiki: What is a Relation
OSM Wiki: Relations for BoundaryLines
OSM Wiki: HowTo Add a New Member to a Relation
Proposal for UK Admin Boundaries
Parish Codes (2015)

Admin Tags for Derbyshire:

type=boundary
boundary=administrative: (on the relation grouping those ways)

admin_level=1: n/a
admin_level=2: (Border, external (with Irish Republic))
admin_level=3: n/a
admin_level=4: (Border, internal (with Wales/Scotland))
admin_level=5: Region is “East Midlands”
admin_level=6: County/Unitary_Authority is “Derbyshire, City of Derby”
admin_level=7: n/a
admin_level=8: Borough/District (eg Amber Valley District)
admin_level=9: n/a
admin_level=10: Parish (eg Alfreton CP)

Attribution:

source=OS_OpenData_BoundaryLine

Extra Tags:

designation=civil_parish
designation=non-civil_parish (OS designation for Unparished areas)
is_in:country=UK
is_in:region=East Midlands
is_in:county=Derbyshire
is_in:district=Amber Valley District
name:old=Hucknall Torkard CP
old_name=Hucknall Torkard CP
ref:gss=E04002838 (Government Statistical Service codes; this is Sawley; obtained from within the Parish GPX)
wikipedia=en:Alfreton

Unnamed Shapes Named:

Q: When is a Civil Parish not a Parish?
A1: When it is a Non-Civil Parish
A2: When it is a Municipal Borough or an Urban District

In short, there are 8 areas in Derbyshire that, if it were drawn as a map of CPs, would have 8 holes within it, each of which is given the generic classification of being “unparished”. Whatever that means.

1. Unnamed_shape_691.gpx
   This is Buxton (Unparished).
2. Unnamed_shape_692.gpx
   This is Glossop (Unparished). It is notable for having about 5/6 of a perfect circle in it’s border.
3. Unnamed_shape_724.gpx
   This is Swadlincote (Unparished).
4. Unnamed_shape_766.gpx
   This is Ilkeston (Unparished).
5. Unnamed_shape_767.gpx
   This is Long Eaton (Unparished).
   2016 August 13: Entered as just “Long Eaton” (no ‘(unparished)’, as some folks seem to dislike the suffix, even though that is how the Council refers to it; also, no ‘CP’, since it is not a Civil Parish) (make your own joke here).
6. Unnamed_shape_836.gpx
   This is Riddings (Unparished).
7. Unnamed_shape_967.gpx
   This is Chesterfield (Unparished).
8. Unnamed_shape_9340.gpx
   This is the City of Derby (a Unitary Authority, but is also completely Unparished).