Cudworth was an

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in the

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between 1900 and 1974. It encompassed the towns of Cudworth and Upper Cudworth.

History

Local government for the area began with the establishment of Barnsley

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in 1875, which was abolished in 1894 with the introduction of the new system of rural and urban districts. Cudworth was initially a parish within the Barnsley Rural District, but the new district very quickly began to lose territory as the rapid population expansion due to the opening of the

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created the need for the urban district councils to act as the first tier of the local authority. Cudworth sat within Barnsley RD for only six years until 1900 at which point the Cudworth Urban District was created. Cudworth Urban District Council was a second tier local authority under the West Riding County Council. Cudworth UDC was responsible for a great many changes within its boundaries including the development of a number of housing estates, including the Newtown and Birkwood estates and the much later Crown estate. In order to build the Newtown Estate it was necessary in 1922 to demolish the old Manor House which previously stood on the site occupied by the houses on Lunn Road bearing the inscription commemorating the new estate. Cudworth UD was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the new

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by a merger with the

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, Darfield,

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, Dearne,

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, Royston,

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and

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s, along with Penistone Rural District, part of Hemsworth Rural District and part of

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, all in the

. No

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was created. South Yorkshire County

References

{{West Riding administrative county Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Local government in West Yorkshire Urban districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire