Place:Scarborough Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameScarborough Rural
TypeRural district
Coordinates54.28°N 0.4°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     (1894 - 1953)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
See alsoScarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, Englandadministrative district covering the area since 1974

Scarborough Rural District was an administrative division of the North Riding of Yorkshire surrounding the town of Scarborough. The whole of the rural district was absorbed into Scarborough Municipal Borough in 1953. In the municipal reorganization of 1974, Whitby and its Rural District joined with Scarborough to become Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire.

Civil Parishes

Map No.Civil parishParish status Duration Notes
1 Brompton by Sawdon ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
2 Broxa township, civil parish 1894-1974
3 Burniston (near Scarborough) township, civil parish 1894-1974
4 Cayton (near Scarborough) civil parish 1894-1974
5 Cloughton chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
6 East Ayton township, civil parish 1894-1974
7 Gristhorpe township, civil parish 1894-1974
8 Hackness ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
9 Harwood Dale chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
10 Hutton Buscel ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
11 Irton township, civil parish 1894-1974
12 Lebberston township, civil parish 1894-1974
13 Scalby (near Scarborough) ancient parish, civil parish, urban district 1894-1909 became an urban district in 1909
14 Seamer (near Scarborough) ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
15 Silpho township, civil parish 1894-1974
16 Snainton chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
17 Staintondale township, civil parish 1894-1974
18 Suffield cum Everley township, civil parish 1894-1974
19 Throxenby township, civil parish 1894-1909 absorbed into Scalby in 1909
20 Troutsdale township, civil parish 1894-1974
21 West Ayton township, civil parish 1894-1974
22 Wykeham ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974

Research Tips

  • A Vision of Britain through Time on Guisborough 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.