Yorkshire, West Riding
| District | Successor |
|---|---|
| Adwick le Street Urban District | Doncaster |
| Aireborough Urban District | Leeds |
| Baildon Urban District | Bradford |
| Barnoldswick Urban District | Pendle |
| Batley Borough | Kirklees |
| Bentley with Arksey Urban District | Doncaster |
| Bingley Urban District | Bradford |
| Bowland Rural District | Ribble Valley |
| Brighouse Borough | Calderdale |
| Castleford Borough | Wakefield |
| Colne Valley Urban District | Kirklees |
| Conisbrough Urban District | Doncaster |
| Cudworth Urban District | Barnsley |
| Darfield Urban District | Barnsley |
| Darton Urban District | Barnsley |
| Dearne Urban District | Barnsley |
| Denby Dale Urban District | Kirklees |
| Denholme Urban District | Bradford |
| Dodworth Urban District | Barnsley |
| Doncaster Rural District | Doncaster |
| Earby Urban District | Pendle |
| Elland Urban District | Calderdale |
| Featherstone Urban District | Wakefield |
| Garforth Urban District | Leeds |
| Goole Borough | Boothferry |
| Goole Rural District | Boothferry |
| Harrogate Borough | Harrogate |
| Hebden Royd Urban District | Calderdale |
| Heckmondwike Urban District | Kirklees |
| Hemsworth Rural District | Selby, Barnsley, Wakefield |
| Hemsworth Urban District | Wakefield |
| Hepton Rural District | Calderdale |
| Holmfirth Urban District | Kirklees |
| Horbury Urban District | Wakefield |
| Horsforth Urban District | Leeds |
| Hoyland Nether Urban District | Barnsley |
| Ilkley Urban District | Bradford |
| Keighley Borough | Bradford |
| Kirkburton Urban District | Kirklees |
| Kiveton Park Rural District | Rotherham |
| Knaresborough Urban District | Harrogate |
| Knottingley Urban District | Wakefield |
| Maltby Urban District | Rotherham |
| Meltham Urban District | Kirklees |
| Mirfield Urban District | Kirklees |
| Mexborough Urban District | Doncaster |
| Morley Borough | Leeds |
| Nidderdale Rural District | Harrogate |
| Normanton Urban District | Wakefield |
| Osgoldcross Rural District | Selby, Wakefield |
| Ossett Borough | Wakefield |
| Otley Urban District | Leeds |
| Penistone Rural District | Barnsley |
| Penistone Urban District | Barnsley |
| Pontefract Borough | Wakefield |
| Pudsey Borough | Leeds |
| Queensbury and Shelf Urban District | Calderdale, Bradford |
| Rawmarsh Urban District | Rotherham |
| Ripon Borough | Harrogate |
| Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District | Harrogate |
| Ripponden Urban District | Calderdale |
| Rotherham Rural District | Rotherham |
| Rothwell Urban District | Leeds |
| Royston Urban District | Barnsley |
| Saddleworth Urban District | Oldham |
| Sedbergh Rural District | South Lakeland |
| Selby Rural District | Selby |
| Selby Urban District | Selby |
| Settle Rural District | Craven |
| Shipley Urban District | Bradford |
| Silsden Urban District | Bradford |
| Skipton Rural District | Bradford, Craven, Pendle |
| Skipton Urban District | Craven |
| Sowerby Bridge Urban District | Calderdale |
| Spenborough Borough | Kirklees |
| Stanley Urban District | Wakefield |
| Stocksbridge Urban District | Sheffield |
| Swinton Urban District | Rotherham |
| Tadcaster Rural District | Leeds, Selby |
| Thorne Rural District | Doncaster |
| Tickhill Urban District | Doncaster |
| Todmorden Borough | Calderdale |
| Wakefield Rural District | Wakefield |
| Wath upon Dearne Urban District | Rotherham |
| Wetherby Rural District | Harrogate, Leeds |
| Wharfedale Rural District | Leeds, Harrogate |
| Wombwell Urban District | Barnsley |
| Worsbrough Urban District | Barnsley |
| Wortley Rural District | Barnsley, Sheffield |
Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York were county boroughs.
Read more about this topic: List Of Rural And Urban Districts In England In 1973
Famous quotes containing the words west and/or riding:
“At Hayes’ General Store, west of the cemetery, hangs an old army rifle, used by a discouraged Civil War veteran to end his earthly troubles. The grocer took the rifle as payment ‘on account.’”
—Administration for the State of Con, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“They’ll stone you when you’re riding in your car.
They’ll stone you when you’re playing your guitar.
Yes, but I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.”
—Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)