Place:Halifax Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Halifax Rural District was, from 1894 to 1937, a rural district in the administrative county named the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Halifax Rural Sanitary District, and was abolished by a county review order under the Local Government Act 1929 in 1937.

Civil Parishes Inclusions and Alterations

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The district initially consisted of seven civil parishes surrounding, but not including, the town of Halifax.

When the rural district was established in 1894, Hipperholme with Brighouse, which had been part of the rural sanitary district, became two separate civil parishes. Brighouse became a municipal borough, while Hipperholme became an urban district. In 1937 Hipperholme re-merged with Brighouse as Brighouse Municipal Borough.

The rural district was in four portions, divided from each other by various urban districts and municipal boroughs. In 1899 the parish of Skircoat was absorbed by the County Borough of Halifax, and the rural district consisted of the following parishes until its abolition in 1937:

• Clifton (near Hartshead) (located to the east of Halifax) was split between Brighouse Municipal Borough and Spenborough Urban District.
• Fixby (an isolated area to the south of Halifax) was split between Huddersfield Municipal Borough and Elland Urban District.
• Hartshead (located to the east of Halifax) was split between Brighouse Municipal Borough and Spenborough Urban District.
• Norland (located to the southeast of Halifax) was made into part of the newly created Sowerby Bridge Urban District in 1937.
• Norwood Green and Coley (an isolated area northeast of Halifax) was absorbed by Brighouse Municipal Borough on the abolition of Halifax Rural District.
• Upper Greetland (located to the southeast of Halifax) was absorbed by Elland Urban District.

Research Tips

• A Vision of Britain through Time on Halifax Rural District. This section provides statistics on population and industry, as well as a listing of the civil parishes and the alterations to the municipal organization.