Holland County Council

{{Short description|Former county council in England}}

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| foundation = 1 April 1889

| disbanded = 1 April 1974

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| session_room =Public Library, Boston, Lincs (geograph 4221827).jpg

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| meeting_place =County Hall, Boston

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Holland County Council was the county council of Holland, one of the three Parts of Lincolnshire in eastern England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 1974.{{cite book |title=Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System |year=1974 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=0-11-750847-0 }} The county council was based at County Hall, Boston.{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VhI7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT292 |title=The Story of Boston|first= Richard|last= Gurnham |year=2014|publisher=History Press|isbn=978-0750956949}} It was amalgamated with Kesteven County Council and Lindsey County Council to form the new Lincolnshire County Council in 1974.{{cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/research/historical-background|title=Historical Background|publisher=Lincoln Family History Society|access-date=28 August 2022}}

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