![Coat of arms of Skipton](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Coat_of_arms_of_Skipton.svg)
Skipton was a
rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...
in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...
from 1894 to 1974. It was named after
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Air ...
, which constituted an
urban district
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* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
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* Urban districts of Denmark
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on its southern border.
The district was expanded in 1937 by taking in the parishes of
Steeton with Eastburn
Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has, according to the 2001 census, a population of 4,277, increasing to 4, ...
and
Sutton
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England
In alphabetical order by county:
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from the disbanded
Keighley Rural District.
It was abolished in 1974, under the
Local Government Act 1972
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, and was split three ways. The parishes of
Addingham
Addingham (formerly Haddincham , Odingehem 1086)Mills, A.D. (2003). ', Encyclopedia.com is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the A65, south-east of Skipton, west of Ilkley, ...
,
Kildwick
Kildwick, or Kildwick-in-Craven, is a village and civil parish of the district of Craven in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Skipton and Keighley and had a population of 191 in 2001, rising slightly to 194 at the 2011 census. K ...
and
Steeton with Eastburn
Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has, according to the 2001 census, a population of 4,277, increasing to 4, ...
went to the
Metropolitan Borough of Bradford
The City of Bradford () is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a large area which includes the towns and vi ...
in
West Yorkshire
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; the parishes of
Bracewell,
Brogden and
Salterforth
Salterforth is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The population of the Civil Parish at the 2011 census was 637. It lies on the B6383 road that connects Barnoldswick to the A56 road at Kelbrook. T ...
became part of the
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* ...
district of
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, with the rest going to the
Craven district of
North Yorkshire
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.
References
Skiptonon the Visions of Britain website
Rural districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire
History of North Yorkshire
History of Lancashire
Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
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