York Rural Sanitary District
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York was a rural sanitary district in Yorkshire
, England
until 1894. It was based on the York
poor law union
(minus the City of York itself, which was an urban sanitary district), 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 form rural district
s. It was succeeded by the Bishopthorpe Rural District
(West Riding), the Flaxton Rural District
(North Riding) and the Escrick Rural District
(East Riding).
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
until 1894. It was based on the York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
poor law union
Poor Law Union
A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century. The administration of the Poor Law was the responsibility of parishes, which varied wildly in their size, populations, financial resources, rateable values and requirements...
(minus the City of York itself, which was an urban sanitary district), and included parishes in the West Riding
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...
, the North Riding
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West Ridings. From the Restoration it was used as a Lieutenancy area. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate...
and the East Riding
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...
, forming a ring around the city.
It was abolished in 1894 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...
, and split to form 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...
s. It was succeeded by the Bishopthorpe Rural District
Bishopthorpe Rural District
Bishopthorpe was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1937.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the York Rural Sanitary District which was in the West Riding...
(West Riding), the Flaxton Rural District
Flaxton Rural District
Flaxton was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the York Rural Sanitary District which was in the North Riding....
(North Riding) and the Escrick Rural District
Escrick Rural District
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....
(East Riding).