Place:Whitby Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameWhitby Rural
TypeRural district
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     (1894 - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
See alsoScarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, Englandadministrative district in which Whitby Rural is now located

Whitby Rural District was an administrative division of the North Riding of Yorkshire based on the town of Whitby. Since the municipal reorganization of 1974, the area covered by Whitby Rural District has been located in the administrative District of Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire.

Civil Parishes

Map No.Civil parishParish statusDuration Notes
1 Aislaby (near Whitby) chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
2 Barnby (near Whitby) township, civil parish 1894-1974
3 Borrowby (near Whitby) township, civil parish 1894-1974
4 Commondale township, civil parish 1932-1974 after 1932 when it was absorbed from Guisborough Rural District
5 Danby (near Whitby) ancient parish, civil parish 1932-1974 after 1932 when it was absorbed from Guisborough Rural District
6 Egton township, civil parish 1894-1974
7 Ellerby (near Whitby) township, civil parish 1894-1974
8 Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby civil parish 1894-1974
9 Fylingdales chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
10 Fylingdales Moor parochial area 1894-1974
11 Glaisdale chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
12 Goathland chapelry, civil parish 1894-1937
13 Hawsker with Stainsacre township, civil parish 1894-1937 until 1937 when it was transferred to Pickering Urban District
14 Hinderwell ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
15 Hutton Mulgrave township, civil parish 1932-1974 after 1932 when it ceased to be an urban district
16 Lythe ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
17 Mickleby township, civil parish 1894-1974
18 Newholm with Dunsley township, civil parish 1894-1974
19 Newton Mulgrave township, civil parish 1894-1974
20 Roxby township, civil parish 1894-1974
21 Sneaton ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
22 Ugthorpe township, civil parish 1894-1974
23 Westerdale township, civil parish 1932-1974 after 1932 when it was absorbed from Guisborough Rural District

Research Tips

  • A Vision of Britain through Time on Whitby 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.