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Hemsworth Rural District was, from 1894 to 1974, a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Hemsworth Rural Sanitary District. The rural district council, a type of local government introduced throughout England at the time, was directly-elected and replaced the previous rural sanitary authority, which had consisted of the poor law guardians for the area.
Boundary changes
The district underwent two major boundary changes over its existence. Firstly, in 1921 Hemsworth became a separate urban district. Secondly, the Local Government Act 1929 obliged county councils to conduct a review of all districts within their jurisdiction. West Riding County Council made an order in 1938 that saw Hemsworth exchange territory with neighbouring rural districts.
When Hemsworth Rural District ceased to exist in 1974, the civil parishes within it were split between Selby District in North Yorkshire, Wakefield Metropolitan Borough in West Yorkshire, and Barnsley Metropolitian Borough in South Yorkshire.
Civil parishes
The rural district consisted of a number of civil parishes during its existence. The place in the third column indicates the metropolitan borough or district in which the individual civil parish was located after 1974.
| Civil Parish | Changes 1894-1974 | Metropolitan Borough or District since 1974
| | Ackworth | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Badsworth | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Billingley | in 1938 transferred in from the abolished Barnsley Rural District | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough, South Yorkshire
| | Brierley | | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough, South Yorkshire
| | Great Houghton | | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough, South Yorkshire
| | Hamphall Stubbs | parish abolished in 1938, and area transferred to Hampole in Doncaster Rural District | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough, South Yorkshire
| | Havercroft with Cold Hiendley | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Hemsworth | constituted a separate urban district in 1921 | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Hessle with Hill Top | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Kirk Smeaton | | Selby District, North Yorkshire
| | Little Houghton | | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough, South Yorkshire
| | Little Smeaton (near Pontefract) | | Selby District, North Yorkshire
| | North Elmsall | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Ryhill (near Wakefield) | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Shafton | | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough, South Yorkshire
| | Skelbrooke | parish abolished in 1938, and area transferred to Hampole in Doncaster Rural District | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough, South Yorkshire
| | South Elmsall | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | South Hiendley | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | South Kirkby | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Thorpe Audlin | |
| | Upton | |
| | Walden Stubbs | |
| | West Hardwick | | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
| | Winterset | transferred to Wakefield Rural District in 1938 | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire
Research Tips
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Hemsworth 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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Categories: West Riding of Yorkshire, England | South Yorkshire, England | Barnsley (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, England | Wakefield (metropolitan borough), West Yorkshire, England | Hemsworth Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Selby District, North Yorkshire, England | West Riding Rural Districts |
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