Flaxton was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the

Local Government Act 1894 The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level un ...

from the part of the

York Rural Sanitary District York was a rural sanitary district in Yorkshire, England, until 1894. It was based on the York poor law union (minus the City of York itself, which was an urban sanitary district), and included parishes in the West Riding, the North Riding and t ...

which was in the North Riding. It continued in existence until 1974 when, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was abolished, and went to form part of the

Ryedale Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inh ...

district. Some parishes have, since 1996, been part of the

City of York The City of York is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The district's main settlement is York, and it extends to the surrounding area including the town of Haxby and the villages of ...

district.

References

*http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10074400 {{coord, 54.052, -0.963, display=title, region:GB_scale:50000 Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Rural districts of the North Riding of Yorkshire