Settle_Rural_District

Settle Rural District

Settle Rural District

Former local government area of North Yorkshire, England

Settle Rural District was an administrative district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1] The rural district was named after the town of Settle and included the civil parishes of Bentham, Clapham cum Newby, Malham, Settle, Stainforth, Austwick, Giggleswick, Ingleton and Horton.

The rural district was disbanded in local government reorganisation in 1974 and transferred to the Craven district of North Yorkshire.

Population

Population of Settle Rural District 1911 – 1971[2][3][4]
1901 1911 1921 1931 1939 1951 1961 1971
14,319 14,901 15,373 14,746 15,217 14,286 13,824 13,992

References

  1. [1]
    "No, Settle, you can't have your civic chain back, says district council". Craven Herald and Pioneer. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 540. OCLC 500092527.
  3. [3]
    "Administrative unit Settle RD Local Government District". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    Census 1971 England and Wales: report for the West Riding of Yorkshire Part I. London: HMSO. 1973. p. 3. ISBN 0-11-690367-8.

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