Skipton Rural District
Appearance
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Skipton was a
urban district
on its southern border.
The district was expanded in 1937 by taking in the parishes of Steeton with Eastburn and Sutton from the disbanded Keighley Rural District.
It was abolished in 1974, under the
Brogden and Salterforth became part of the Pendle district of Lancashire, with the rest going to the Craven district of North Yorkshire
.
References
- Skipton on the Visions of Britain website
53°57′40″N 2°00′43″W / 53.961°N 2.012°W