England’s smallest county to be wiped off map for good under historic shake-up

Rutland County Council will be abolished and replaced by a larger local authority stretching around Leicester (Picture: Google Maps)England’s smallest county is set to disappear off the map forever under the biggest government shake-up in 50 years.
Rutland County Council will be abolished and replaced by a larger local authority stretching around Leicester.
It comes as ministers redraw council boundaries as part of wider reforms affecting 15 million people across England.Local Government