| The South West and East Midlands are also particularly well parished while the North West, West Midlands and South East are poorly parished. |
| In 2003 seven new parish councils were set up for Burton upon Trent, and in 2001 the Milton Keynes urban area became entirely parished, with ten new parishes being created. |
| Folkestone Town Council was established in 2004, comprising the area of the former Borough of Folkestone less Folkestone Sandgate ward, which was separately parished. |
| Counties are further divided into districts and some areas are also parished. |
| With the parishing of the formerly unparished area of Shrewsbury in 2008, the entire ceremonial county is now parished. |
| Father Malachy, a distant cousin, who was parished somewhere in the depths of Co. Monaghan, sat firmly in the chair in the corner, sipping his tea from a china cup. |
