ton ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁parish ▁of ▁B ury . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Has ling den ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁municipal ▁bor ough ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁Following ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁re organisation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Has ling den ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Ross end ale . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Aud it ▁Commission ▁r ated ▁Ross end ale ▁District ▁Council ▁performance ▁as ▁' Po or ', ▁and ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁worst ▁performing ▁ ▁district ▁council ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁their ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Performance ▁Ass ess ment . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁' perform ing ▁well ' ▁by ▁the ▁Aud it ▁Commission , ▁rating ▁Ross end ale ▁Council ▁as ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁stars . ▁ ▁Land marks ▁ ▁St . ▁James ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁' Top ▁of ▁the ▁Town ' ▁Has ling den ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁parish ▁church , ▁St . ▁James ', ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁on ▁a ▁site ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁church ▁building ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 2 8 4 . ▁Murray ' s ▁says ▁" it ▁stands ▁well ▁and ▁is ▁plain ▁Georg ian , ▁d ul ly ▁Goth ic ised ▁inside ". ▁In ▁ 1 2 9 6 ▁a ▁de ed ▁of ▁gift ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Lincoln