Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District
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Ripon and Pately Bridge was a rural district
in the West Riding of Yorkshire
, England from the late 1930s to 1974.
It was created in the late 1930s by a County Review Order
, by a merger of the Ripon Rural District and the Pateley Bridge Rural District.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
, being merged with other districts to form the Harrogate
district of North Yorkshire
.
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
, England from the late 1930s to 1974.
It was created in the late 1930s by a County Review Order
Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
, by a merger of the Ripon Rural District and the Pateley Bridge Rural District.
The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, being merged with other districts to form the Harrogate
Harrogate (borough)
Harrogate is a local government district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Harrogate but it also includes surrounding towns and villages...
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
.