Barnsley Rural District

Coordinates: 53°33′11″N 1°28′52″W / 53.553°N 1.481°W / 53.553; -1.481

Barnsley
Area
  1894 14,538 acres (58.83 km2)
  1911 9,752 acres (39.46 km2)
  1931 9,752 acres (39.46 km2)
Population
  1901 4,044
  1911 4,124
  1931 4,435
History
  Origin Barnsley Rural Sanitary District
  Created 1894
  Abolished 1938
  Succeeded by County Borough of Barnsley, Hemsworth Rural District, Penistone Rural District, Wakefield Rural District
Status Rural district
Government

Barnsley Rural District Council

  HQ Barnsley
Subdivisions
  Type Civil parishes

Barnsley was, from 1894 to 1938, a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It comprised an area surrounding, but not including, the town of Barnsley.

Creation

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Barnsley Rural Sanitary District. A directly-elected rural district council (RDC) replaced the previous rural sanitary authority, which had consisted of the poor law guardians for the area.[1] The district consisted of a number of rural parishes surrounding Barnsley. Barnsley did not form part of the rural district, as it was a municipal borough (a county borough from 1913).[1]

Boundary changes

The district lost territory and population due to three growing towns in its area being constituted as separate urban districts. Darfield (1901 population 3,408) and Royston (4,194) became urban districts in 1896, followed by Cudworth (3,408) in 1900.[1]

Civil parishes

The rural district initially consisted of eight civil parishes:[1]

Abolition

Under the Local Government Act 1929 county councils were obliged to review the districts into which their county was divided. The West Riding County Council made an order in 1938 abolishing Barnsley Rural District, and redistributing its area among surrounding districts:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Youngs, Frederic A, Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. 790. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.
  2. "Barnsley RD". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2009-05-08.


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