2British EnglishBrEPGTOWN a small area, especially a village, that has its own local government 〔尤指乡村的〕行政小区
elections to the parish council
行政区议会选举
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parish• a parish priest• There is also a thirdtier of parishcouncils, with minimal powers.• In 1660 provision was very limited, especially in the ruralparishes.• In 1839 several townlands from Seagoe were joined with some from Tullylish to form the parish of Knocknamuckley.• However the parish council disapproved of the plan because of the possibledistraction it would cause to drivers.• The name also appears repeatedly in the parishregisters from 1562 onwards.• And though there were plenty of strong opinions, much of the parish still seemed profoundly ambivalent about the protest.• By mid-February the archdiocese had yet to release its report on the parish, and he was beginning to worry.
parish council• Councillor Sam James took along a windowframe to the Marchparish council meeting.• Now the formerchairman of Merrybent parish council has written about his struggle against heartdisease in a medicaljournal.• They are administered by one parish council, which takes in the hamlets of Sunderlandwick and Rotsea.• In February 1988 the parish councillaunched a campaign for the provision of seadefences.• The £11,000 cost will be met through £4,000 from the parish council, grants and fundraising by the projectcommittee.• Annual meeting: There was a large turn out on Monday for the annual meeting of the parish council.• There was nothing that the parish council could do, as at the time much of the area was within Old Alresford.• The parish council is creating a peacegarden with seats and a play park.
Originparish
(1200-1300)Old Frenchparroche, from Late Latinparochia, from Late Greekparoikos“Christian”, from Greek, “stranger”