Barnsley Rural District
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53°33′11″N 1°28′52″W / 53.553°N 1.481°W
| 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 a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1894 to 1938. It encompassed the surrounding area but did not include the town of Barnsley.
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 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]
