| Aireborough | |
|---|---|
| Urban District | |
 | |
| History | |
| • Created | 1 April 1937 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Leeds City Council |
| • HQ | Micklefield House, Rawdon |
| Contained within | |
| • County | West Riding of Yorkshire |
Aireborough Urban District boundary as of abolition
Aireborough was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1937 to 1974. It was formed through the abolition of the urban districts of Guiseley, Yeadon and Rawdon and enlarged by the addition of parts of Otley urban district and parts of the civil parishes of Esholt, Hawksworth and Menston in the Wharfedale rural district on 1 April 1937.[1] Aireborough Urban District was administered from Micklefield House in Rawdon which had been acquired by Rawdon UDC in 1930.[2] The district is, since 1974, part of Leeds and Esholt is in Bradford
Aireborough is the name of a UK census ward, which was named "the most average place in England and Wales", following studies arising from the 2001 census.[3]
- ^ "Aireborough UD Local Government District". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Chapter 16 Local Government". A History of Rawdon. C W Willcock. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ Dilley, Ryan (21 August 2003). "Just an average day in Average Town". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2006.