Jump to content

Municipal Borough of Pudsey: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
#redirect Pudsey
 
start
Line 1: Line 1:
{{infobox historic subdivision|
#redirect [[Pudsey]]
|Name= Pudsey
|HQ=
|Government=
|Origin= Pudsey parish
|Status= [[Local board of health|Local Government District]] (1872 - 1894)<br>[[Urban district]] (1894 - 1900)<br>[[Municipal borough]] (after 1900)
|Start= 1894
|End= 1974
|Code=
|CodeName=
|Replace=
|Motto=
|Divisions=
|DivisionsNames=
|DivisionsMap=

|Image=
|Map=
|Arms=
|Civic=

|PopulationFirst=
|PopulationFirstYear=
|AreaFirst= 2,399 acres
|AreaFirstYear= 1911
|DensityFirst=
|DensityFirstYear=

|PopulationSecond=
|PopulationSecondYear=
|AreaSecond=
|AreaSecondYear=
|DensitySecond=
|DensitySecondYear=

|PopulationLast=
|PopulationLastYear=
|AreaLast= 5,323 acres
|AreaLastYear= 1961
|DensityLast=
|DensityLastYear=
}}
'''Pudsey''' was a local government district in [[Yorkshire]], West Riding from 1872 to 1974 around the town of [[Pudsey]].

A local board formed for the parish of Pudsey in 1872. It became an urban district in 1894 and gained the status of [[municipal borough]] in 1900.<ref name=vision_pudsey>{{ cite vob | url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10002357&c_id=10001043 | name=Pudsey UD/MB | accessdate=2009-09-26 }}</ref>

In 1937 it absorbed [[Calverley Urban District]] (2106 acres) and [[Farsley Urban District]] (821 acres).

It was abolished in 1974 and its former area became part of the [[City of Leeds]], a metropolitan borough of [[West Yorkshire]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:History of Leeds]]

Revision as of 14:42, 26 September 2009

Pudsey
Area
 • 19112,399 acres
 • 19615,323 acres
History
 • OriginPudsey parish
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
StatusLocal Government District (1872 - 1894)
Urban district (1894 - 1900)
Municipal borough (after 1900)

Pudsey was a local government district in Yorkshire, West Riding from 1872 to 1974 around the town of Pudsey.

A local board formed for the parish of Pudsey in 1872. It became an urban district in 1894 and gained the status of municipal borough in 1900.[1]

In 1937 it absorbed Calverley Urban District (2106 acres) and Farsley Urban District (821 acres).

It was abolished in 1974 and its former area became part of the City of Leeds, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire.

References

  1. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Pudsey UD/MB. Retrieved 2009-09-26.