Barnsley Rural District

Barnsley
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

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

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.

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 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]

Billingley
Carlton
Cudworth (until 1900)
Darfield (until 1896)
Notton
Royston (until 1896)
Stainborough
Woolley

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]

Billingley passed to Hemsworth Rural District.
Most of Carlton parish was absorbed by the County Borough of Barnsley, with an unpopulated area passing to Royston Urban District.
Notton and Woolley were transferred to Wakefield Rural District, with small parts going to Darton Urban District.
Stainbrough was transferred to Penistone Rural District.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ "Barnsley RD". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 July 2020.