Wortley Rural District

53°26′56″N 1°34′12″W / 53.449°N 1.570°W / 53.449; -1.570

Wortley
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byCity of Sheffield
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
StatusRural district

Wortley was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.

It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, with the parishes of Bradfield and Ecclesfield going to the metropolitan borough of Sheffield and the parishes of Tankersley and Wortley going to the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley.

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