Municipal Borough of Pudsey
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Municipal Borough of Pudsey
| Pudsey | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Local Government District (1872 - 1894) Urban district (1894 - 1900) Municipal borough (after 1900) |
| 1911 area | 2,399 acres (9.71 km2) |
| 1961 area | 5,323 acres (21.54 km2) |
| History | |
| Origin | Pudsey parish |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
Pudsey was a local government district in Yorkshire, West Riding from 1872 to 1974 around the town of Pudsey, covering Farsley, Calverley, Stanningley, Swinnow and Rodley.
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
- ^ Vision of Britain - Pudsey UD/MB. Retrieved on 2009-09-26.
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