Place:Wortley Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameWortley Rural
TypeRural district
Coordinates53.449°N 1.57°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     (1894 - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
See alsoBarnsley (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, Englandmetropolitan borough in which the rural district has partly been located since 1974
Sheffield (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, Englandmetropolitan borough in which the rural district has partly been located since 1974|


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Wortley was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, situated to the north-west of the county borough of Sheffield.

It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, with the parishes of Bradfield and Ecclesfield going to the metropolitan borough of Sheffield and the parishes of Tankersley and Wortley going to the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley.

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  • A Vision of Britain through Time on Wortley 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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