Escrick Rural District
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Escrick was a rural district
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
from 1894 to 1935.
It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894
from the part of the York Rural Sanitary District
which was in the East Riding.
It was abolished in 1935 under a County Review Order
. Most of it went to form part of the new Derwent Rural District
, with a small part becoming part of Pocklington Rural District
.
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Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of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 East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
from 1894 to 1935.
It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
from the part of the York Rural Sanitary District
York Rural Sanitary District
York was a rural sanitary district in Yorkshire, England until 1894. It was based on the York poor law union , and included parishes in the West Riding, the North Riding and the East Riding, forming a ring around the city.It was abolished in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, and split to...
which was in the East Riding.
It was abolished in 1935 under 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....
. Most of it went to form part of the new Derwent Rural District
Derwent Rural District
Derwent was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1935 to 1974.It was created under a County Review Order in 1935, from most of the Escrick Rural District and the Riccal Rural District, and part of the Howden Rural District....
, with a small part becoming part of Pocklington Rural District
Pocklington Rural District
Pocklington was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1894 to 1974.The district surrounded but did not originally include Pocklington, which formed a separate urban district.The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894...
.