"civil parish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: civil parishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} civil parish (plural civil parishes)
  1. (England) An administrative subdivision of a borough or local government district, which is the lowest tier of local government, mainly, but not exclusively, in rural areas. Wikipedia link: community (Wales), community council#Scotland Tags: England Synonyms: CP [abbreviation, used on large-scale OS maps]
    Sense id: en-civil_parish-en-noun-NaQ~OtLW Categories (other): English English

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