Wortley Rural District
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Coordinates: 53°26′56″N 1°34′12″W / 53.449°N 1.570°W
Wortley | |
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History | |
• Created | 1894 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | City of Sheffield Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley |
Status | Rural district |
Wortley was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, situated to the north-west of the county borough of Sheffield.
It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, with the parishes of Bradfield and Ecclesfield going to the metropolitan borough of Sheffield and the parishes of Tankersley and Wortley going to the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley.
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Categories:
- History of South Yorkshire
- Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
- Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
- Rural districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire geography stubs