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| Name | Skipton Rural |
| Type | Rural district |
| Coordinates | 53.961°N 2.012°W |
| Located in | West Riding of Yorkshire, England (1894 - 1974) |
| Also located in | Yorkshire, England |
| See also | Keighley Rural District, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | part merged with Skipton Rural in 1937 | | Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | absorbed part of Skipton Rural in 1974 | | Pendle District, Lancashire, England | absorbed part of Skipton Rural in 1974 | | Craven District, North Yorkshire, England | absorbed part of Skipton Rural in 1974 |
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Skipton Rural District was located in the the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after the town of Skipton, which constituted an urban district on its southern border.
The district was expanded in 1937 by taking in the parishes of Steeton with Eastburn and Sutton in Craven from the disbanded Keighley Rural District.
It was abolished in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was split between Metropolitan Borough of Bradford in West Yorkshire, the Pendle District of Lancashire, and the Craven District of North Yorkshire, England.
Civil Parishes
| Placename | Type of Place | Destination
| | Addingham | ancient parish, civil parish | Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, Lancashire
| | Appletreewick | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Bank Newton | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Barden (near Skipton) | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Beamsley | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Bolton Abbey | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Bordley | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Bracewell | ancient parish, civil parish | Pendle District, Lancashire
| | Bradleys Both | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Brogden | township, civil parish | Pendle District, Lancashire
| | Broughton (near Skipton) | ancient parish, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Buckden | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Burnsall | ancient parish, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Calton | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Carleton in Craven | ancient parish, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Coniston Cold | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Conistone with Kilnsey | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Cononley | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Cowling (in Craven) | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Cracoe | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Draughton | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Elslack | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Embsay with Eastby | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Eshton | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Farnhill | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Flasby with Winterburn | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Gargrave | ancient parish, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Glusburn and Cross Hills | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Grassington | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Halton East | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Hartlington | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Hazlewood with Storiths | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Hebden | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Hetton | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Kettlewell with Starbotton | ancient parish, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Kildwick | ancient parish, civil parish | Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, Lancashire (to Craven District, North Yorkshire in 2004)
| | Linton (near Skipton) | ancient parish, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Lothersdale | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Martons Both | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Rylstone | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Salterforth | township, civil parish | Pendle District, Lancashire
| | Steeton with Eastburn | township, civil parish | Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, Lancashire
| | Stirton with Thorlby | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Sutton in Craven | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Thornton in Craven | ancient parish, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Thorpe (near Skipton) | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
| | Threshfield | township, civil parish | Craven District, North Yorkshire
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Research Tips
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Skipton 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.
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