| Osgoldcross | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| • Created | 1938 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Selby District City of Wakefield |
| Status | Rural district |
| • HQ | Pontefract |
Osgoldcross Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created in 1938, from 19 remaining parishes of the disbanded Pontefract Rural District after three-quarters of its population (but only a small fraction of the area) had been transferred to surrounding authorities - specifically to Castleford (which took 14,145 of the 23,981 in the district in 1931), Knottingley, and Pontefract.
It was named after the Wapentake of Osgoldcross and administered from Pontefract.
Since 1 April 1974, it has formed part of the District of Selby and the City of Wakefield.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 19 civil parishes.
- Balne
- Beal
- Birkin
- Brotherton
- Burton Salmon
- Byram cum Sutton
- Cridling Stubbs
- Darrington
- East Hardwick
- Eggborough
- Fairburn
- Heck
- Hensall
- Hillam
- Kellington
- Monk Fryston
- Stapleton
- Whitley
- Womersley
Darrington and East Hardwick went to the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. The other 17 parishes went to Selby district in North Yorkshire.
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