Place:Pontefract Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Pontefract Rural District was one of the original rural districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire established in 1894. In 1938 the three large settlements were made into urban districts and the smaller parishes became Osgoldcross Rural District. The whole area is now a part of the City of Wakefield or Wakefield Metropolitan Borough.

Civil Parishes

• Balne
• Beal
• Birkin
• Brotherton
• Burton Salmon
• Byram cum Sutton
• Castleford (became an urban district)
• Cridling Stubbs
• Darrington (now part of the City of Wakefield)
• East Hardwick (now part of the City of Wakefield)
• Eggborough
• Fairburn
• Heck
• Hensall
• Hillam
• Kellington
• Knottingley (became an urban district)
• Monk Fryston
• Pontefract (became an urban district)
• Stapleton (near Pontefract)
• Whitley
• Womersley

Research Tips

• A Vision of Britain through Time on Pontefract 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.