Stokesley Rural District

Stokesley was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after the town of Stokesley, which it contained.[1]

The district was enlarged in 1932 when it took in part of the Middlesbrough Rural District. It lost parts in 1968 with the creation of the Teesside county borough.[2]

In 1974 the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972. It was split three ways, with the northern parts going to the boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough in the new county of Cleveland, and the rest becoming part of the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire.

The parishes that went to Stockton were: Castlelevington, Hilton, Ingleby Barwick, Kirklevington, Maltby and Yarm, whilst Nunthorpe went to Middlesbrough.

  1. ^ "Stokesley RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Stokesley RD North Riding through time | Administrative history of Local Government District: hierarchies, boundaries". visionofbritain.org.uk. 1 October 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2020.