Kesteven

Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven
History
• Created	1889
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	Lincolnshire
Status	Administrative county
• HQ	Sleaford

The Parts of Kesteven (/ˈkɛstəvən/ or /kəˈstiːvən/) are a traditional subdivision of Lincolnshire, England. This subdivision had long had a separate county administration (quarter sessions), along with the other two parts, Lindsey and Holland.

The word Kesteven is supposed to have derived from two root words: the Celtic ced meaning wood (cf. Modern Welsh coed) and the Old Norse stefna, a meeting place. The earliest record of the place name is from about 1000AD (in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire) and was spelt 'Ceostefne', developing into 'Ketstevene' by 1194.

The three parts were given separate elected county councils in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888, and recognised as administrative counties. These separate county councils were abolished in 1974 and Lincolnshire (minus the northern part of Lindsey) had a single county council for the first time, although the name survives in the districts of North Kesteven and South Kesteven. Kesteven lies in the south-west of Lincolnshire. It includes the towns of:

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