Bentley with Arksey is an
unparished area
In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish). Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unparish ...
that was a
civil parish
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and
urban district
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* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
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* Urban districts of Denmark
* Urban districts of Germany
* Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ...
adjacent to the town of
Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...
in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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from 1866 to 1974.
Civil parish
The parish included the villages of
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley (1888–1971) in 1919 in Cricklewood, North ...
,
Arksey
Arksey is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had an estimated population of 1,303 as of 2010. It was the birthplace of the children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd on 9 January 1890. Arksey has four ...
,
Scawthorpe,
Shaftholme
Shaftholme is a small hamlet in South Yorkshire, England, in the parish of Arksey that is located half a mile north of Bentley and two miles north of Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River D ...
and
Tilts
Tilts is a hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Aside from some farms, there is a moat
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.
Urban district
On 1 April 1911 the civil parish was removed from the rural district and constituted a separate urban district. It was divided into five
wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...
for election of members of the urban district council.
[ The council's headquarters were in Cooke Street, Bentley.
]
Abolition
From 1 April 1974 the Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
reorganised administrative areas throughout England and Wales. Bentley and Arksey was combined with ten other authorities to form the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
The City of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its principal settlement, Doncaster, and includes the surrounding suburbs of Doncaster as well as numerous towns and villages. The di ...
in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
. It now forms an unparished area
In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish). Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unparish ...
within the metropolitan borough. At the census of 2001 it had a population of 33,968.Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population''
Retrieved 26 August 2009
References
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Unparished areas in South Yorkshire
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
Former civil parishes in South Yorkshire
Urban districts of England
1866 establishments in England
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster