parish council

British

noun

(in England and, formerly, Wales) the administrative body of a parish See parish

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The local parish council chair Tim McNally said that the village will now be known as the "principality of Piddington".

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Delivering the result, Susannah Parden, vice chair of the parish council, said: "We are Piddington the village that roars."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

"We are working together with the parish council and taking expert advice from the diocese as to the best way forward," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025

At the council meeting, Rosemary Thew, chairwoman of the parish council, said the application should be rejected to "send a clear message that planning processes must be adhered to".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025

At the present moment the country is in the hands of a body of highly respectable and well-meaning men who, as a parish council, might conduct the affairs of Dorminster Town with unqualified success.

From The Great Prince Shan by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

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