Wharfedale 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rural district Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 from 1894 to 1974. It comprised the northern side of lower Wharfedale, the lower

Washburn Valley The River Washburn is a river in Yorkshire, England. It originates high in the Yorkshire Dales and ends where it meets the River Wharfe. It lies within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Name The earliest recorded form of the r ...

and several parishes between Leeds and the River Wharfe. Until 1937 it also included a detached part, the parish of

Esholt Esholt is a village between Shipley and Guiseley, in the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated east of Shipley town centre , south-west of Guiseley Main Street , north of Bradford City ...

north of

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

. It contained the following civil parishes: *

Adel cum Eccup Adel is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. To its immediate south is Weetwood, to the west are Cookridge and Holt Park, to the east are Alwoodley and Moortown, Leeds, Moortown, and to the north are Bramhope, Arthington and Eccup. It f ...

(1894–1928) transferred to County Borough of Leeds *

Alwoodley Alwoodley is a civil parish and suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is north of central Leeds and is one of the most affluent areas of the city. Alwoodley lies in Leeds 17 which was reported to contain the most expensive housing ar ...

(1894–1928) transferred to County Borough of Leeds * Arthington *

Askwith Askwith is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 220 (2001 census), increasing to 240 at the 2011 Census. The village is located in Wharfedale, and is close to the border of ...

* Blubberhouses *

Bramhope Bramhope is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, north of Holt Park and north east of Cookridge. The village is north of Leeds city centre and it is in the LS16 Leeds postcode area. A ...

*Carlton *

Castley Castley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a bend in the River Wharfe about north of the centre of Leeds. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 70 in 2015. In the 2011 c ...

* Denton *

(1894–1937) transferred to County Borough of Bradford *Farnley * Fewston *

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* Hawksworth (1894–1937) transferred to Aireborough Urban District * Leathley * Lindley * Little Timble * Menston (1894–1937) transferred to Aireborough Urban District * Middleton *

Nesfield with Langbar Nesfield is a small village, north-west of Ilkley on the north bank of the River Wharfe, in the civil parish of Nesfield with Langbar, in the Harrogate district, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yor ...

Newell with Clifton Newall with Clifton (historically also spelt Newell with Clifton) is a civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies two miles north of Otley in West Yorkshire. The main settlement in the parish is the small vil ...

* Norwood * Pool *

Stainburn Stainburn is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, north of Leeds. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 120 in 2015. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with ...

* Weston It was abolished in 1974 under 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 ...

, and split between two new districts. The parishes of Arthington,

, Carlton and Pool went to the metropolitan district of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, with the rest becoming part of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire.

References

History of North Yorkshire History of West Yorkshire Politics of the Borough of Harrogate Local government in Leeds Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Wharfedale Rural districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire {{harrogate-geo-stub