Hemsworth Rural District
Coordinates: 53°36′50″N 1°21′14″W / 53.614°N 1.354°W / 53.614; -1.354
| Hemsworth | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Rural district |
| 1911 area | 34,750 acres (140.6 km2) |
| 1931 area | 30,587 acres (123.78 km2) |
| 1961 area | 29,019 acres (117.44 km2) |
| HQ | Brierley Hall, Brierley |
| History | |
| Origin | Hemsworth Rural Sanitary District |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Barnsley, Selby and Wakefield |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1901 population | 23,379 |
| 1931 population | 46,655 |
| 1971 population | 40,103 |
| Politics | |
| Governance | Hemsworth Rural District Council |
| Subdivisions | |
| Type | Civil parishes |
Hemsworth was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Read more about Hemsworth Rural District: Creation, Boundary Changes, Civil Parishes, Coat of Arms, Abolition
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