Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2122

The North, South and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992

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1992 No. 2122

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The North, South and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 51(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 1972^[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect with modifications to proposals submitted to him under sections 47, 48(1) and 51(1) of that Act, more than six weeks before the making of this Order, by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England:

Citation and commencement
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the North, South and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992.

    (2)  This Order shall come into force on 1st October 1992 for any purpose set out inregulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976^[2].

    (3)  For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

Interpretation
    2.—(1)  In this Order—

"district" includes a metropolitan borough and a city;


"electoral division" means an electoral division of the county of North Yorkshire;


"the map" means one or more of the 30 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked "Maps of the North, South and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992", duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;


any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the district to which an area is transferred, save where the expression "parish ward" appears (when it refers to a ward of the parish to which an area is transferred) and in article 11;


"North Yorkshire" means the county of North Yorkshire, and any reference to Selby is a reference to the North Yorkshire district of that name;


"South Yorkshire" means the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, and any reference to Barnsley, to Doncaster or to Rotherham is a reference to the South Yorkshire district of that name;


"West Yorkshire" means the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, and any reference to Leeds, to Wakefield or to Kirklees is a reference to the West Yorkshire district of that name;


and any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish.

Transfers from North Yorkshire (Selby) to West Yorkshire (Wakefield)
    3.    The following areas—
 (i) the part of the parish of Cridling Stubbs marked G on map 9; and
 (ii) the part of the parish of Kirk Smeaton marked C on map 10—
shall be transferred from North Yorkshire and from Selby to—
 (a) West Yorkshire;
 (b) Wakefield; and to
 (c) the Pontefract petty sessional division and the West Yorkshire Eastern coroner's district.

The area marked G on map 9 shall additionally be transferred to the Knottingley ward and shall cease to form part of any parish. The area marked C on map 10 shall additionally be transferred to the South Elmsall ward, and to the parish of North Elmsall.

Transfers from West Yorkshire (Wakefield) to North Yorkshire (Selby)
    4.    The following areas shown on map 9—
 (i) the part of the parish of Darrington marked E; and
 (ii) the unparished area marked F—
shall be transferred from West Yorkshire and from Wakefield to—
 (a) North Yorkshire;
 (b) Selby;
 (c) the parish of Cridling Stubbs;
 (d) Whitley ward and the Osgoldcross electoral division; and to
 (e) the Selby petty sessional division and the Claro coroner's district.

Transfers from South Yorkshire (Barnsley and Doncaster) to West Yorkshire (Kirklees and Wakefield)
    5.    Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from South Yorkshire and from the district and parish (if any) named in column 3 to—
 (a) West Yorkshire;
 (b) the district mentioned in column 4;
 (c) the parish, ward, petty sessional division and West Yorkshire coroner's district so mentioned.
TABLE

1.	2.	3.	4.
Area marked	On map	Transferred from South Yorkshire, and from—	To West Yorkshire,and to—
A and B	22	Barnsley Parish of Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth	Kirklees Parish of Denby Dale Denby and Cumberworth parish ward Denby Dale ward Huddersfield petty sessional division Western coroner's district
A and C A and D	23 24	Barnsley Parish of High Hoyland	Kirklees Parish of Denby Dale Clayton West parish ward Denby Dale ward Huddersfield petty sessional division Western coroner's district
C and D F	29 30	Barnsley Unparished	Wakefield Parish of Notton Wakefield South ward Wakefield petty sessional division Eastern coroner's district
A	10	Doncaster Parish of Hampole	Wakefield Parish of North Elmsall South Elmsall ward Pontefract petty sessional division Eastern coroner's district
B	10	Doncaster Parish of Norton	Wakefield Parish of North Elmsall South Elmsall ward Pontefract petty sessional division Eastern coroner's district

Transfers from West Yorkshire (Kirklees and Wakefield) to South Yorkshire (Barnsley and Doncaster)
    6.—(1)  Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from West Yorkshire, and from the district and the parish named in column 3 to—
 (a) South Yorkshire;
 (b) the district mentioned in column 4; and to
 (c) the parish (if any) and the ward so mentioned.
TABLE

1.	2.	3.	4.
Area marked	On map	Transferred from West Yorkshire, and from—	To South Yorkshire, and to—
A	21	Kirklees Parish of Denby Dale	Barnsley Parish of Dunford Penistone West ward
B B and C	23 24	Kirklees Parish of Denby Dale	Barnsley Parish of High Hoyland Penistone East ward
H	30	Wakefield Parish of Havercroft with Cold Hiendley	Barnsley Unparished Royston ward
A	27	Wakefield Parish of Notton	Barnsley Unparished Darton ward
A B E G	28 28 & 29 29 & 30 30	Wakefield Parish of Notton	Barnsley Unparished Royston ward
J	30	Wakefield Parish of South Hiendley	Barnsley Parish of Shafton Brierley ward
B	11	Wakefield Parish of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe	Barnsley Parish of Great Houghton Darfield ward
A and B	25	Wakefield Parish of West Bretton	Barnsley Unparished Darton ward
A and B	26	Wakefield Parish of Woolley	Barnsley Unparished Darton ward
A	11	Wakefield Parish of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe	Doncaster Parish of Clayton with Frickley Richmond ward


    (2)  The area marked A on map 11 shall additionally be transferred to the Doncaster petty sessional division, and to the South Yorkshire East coroner's district.
 (3) All other areas transferred by this article shall be transferred to the Barnsley petty sessional division, and to the South Yorkshire West coroner's district.

Transfers within South Yorkshire between Barnsley and Doncaster
    7.—(1)  The following areas of Barnsley—
 (a) the unparished parts marked A on map 12 and B on map 15; and
 (b) the part of the parish of Great Houghton marked C on map 12—
shall be transferred to Doncaster, to the Richmond ward, to the Doncaster petty sessional division and to the South Yorkshire East coroner's district. The area marked B on map 15 shall form part of the parish of Adwick upon Dearne, and the areas marked A and C on map 12 shall form part of the parish of Clayton with Frickley.

    (2)  Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Doncaster, and from the parish named in column 3 to—
 (a) Barnsley;
 (b) the parish (if any) mentioned in column 4;
 (c) the ward so mentioned; and to
 (d) the Barnsley petty sessional division and the South Yorkshire West coroner's district.
TABLE

1.	2.	3.	4.
Area marked	On map	Transferred from Doncaster, and from—	To Barnsley, and to—
A	14	Parish of Barnburgh	Unparished Dearne South ward
B	12	Parish of Clayton with Frickley	Parish of Great Houghton Darfield ward
A	13	Parish of Clayton with Frickley	Unparished Dearne Thurnscoe ward
E B	13 14	Parish of Hickleton	Unparished Dearne South ward
D	13	Parish of Hickleton	Unparished Dearne Thurnscoe ward
B and C	13	Parish of Hooton Pagnell	Unparished Dearne Thurnscoe ward

Transfers within South Yorkshire between Barnsley and Rotherham
    8.—(1)  Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Barnsley (and from the parish, if any, named in column 3) to—
 (a) Rotherham;
 (b) the parish and parish ward (if any) mentioned in column 4;
 (c) the ward so mentioned; and to
 (d) the Rotherham petty sessional division and the South Yorkshire East coroner's district.
TABLE

1.	2.	3.	4.
Area marked	On map	Transferred from Barnsley, and from—	To Rotherham, and to—
A, D and F	19	Unparished	Parish of Brampton Bierlow Brampton, Melton and Wentworth ward
A	20	Parish of Tankersley	Parish of Wentworth Harley parish ward Brampton, Melton and Wentworth ward
C	20	Unparished	Parish of Wentworth Harley parish ward Brampton, Melton and Wentworth ward
E	20	Unparished	Parish of Wentworth Wentworth parish ward Brampton, Melton and Wentworth ward
H	16 & 18	Unparished	Unparished Brampton, Melton and Wentworth ward
A N C, D, E and G C, E, G, J and L A and D	15 & 17 16 & 17 16 17 18	Unparished	Unparished Wath ward


    (2)  Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Rotherham (and from the parish, if any, named in column 3) to—
 (a) Barnsley;
 (b) the ward mentioned in column 4;
 (c) the Barnsley petty sessional division; and to
 (d) the South Yorkshire West coroner's district.
TABLE

1.	2.	3.	4.
Area marked	On map	Transferred from Rotherham, and from—	To Barnsley, and to—
B, C and E	19	Parish of Brampton Bierlow	Unparished Wombwell South ward
D	20	Parish of Wentworth	Unparished Hoyland East ward
B	20	Parish of Wentworth	Parish of Tankersley Penistone East ward
B, D, F, H, I, K and M B	17 16	Unparished	Unparished Dearne South ward
F B and C	16 18	Unparished	Unparished Wombwell South ward

Transfers within West Yorkshire between Kirklees and Wakefield
    9.—(1)  The unparished areas of Kirklees which are marked A on map 1, B on map 3, A, B and C on map 2, and A on map 4 shall be transferred to Wakefield, to the Ossett ward, to the Wakefield petty sessional division, and to the West Yorkshire Eastern coroner's district, remaining unparished.

    (2)  The unparished area of Wakefield which is marked D on map 2, and A on map 3 shall be transferred to Kirklees, to the Dewsbury East ward, to the Batley and Dewsbury petty sessional division, and to the West Yorkshire Western coroner's district, remaining unparished.

Transfers within West Yorkshire between Leeds and Wakefield
    10.—(1)  Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Leeds and from the parish (if any) named in column 3 to Wakefield, to the parish and parish ward (if any), ward and petty sessional division mentioned in column 4.
TABLE

1.	2.	3.	4.
Area marked	On map	Transferred from Leeds, and from—	To Wakefield, and to—
A	8	Parish of Ledston	Unparished Castleford and Glasshoughton ward Pontefract petty sessional division
A	7	Unparished	Parish of Normanton Altofts parish ward Stanley and Altofts ward Wakefield petty sessional division
A B	6	Unparished	Unparished Stanley and Altofts ward Wakefield petty sessional division
E G J	6 5 & 6 5	Unparished	Unparished Stanley and Wrenthorpe ward Wakefield petty sessional division



    (2)  The unparished areas of Wakefield marked C, D and F on map 6 and H on map 5 shall be transferred from Wakefield to Leeds, and to the Skyrack and Wetherby petty sessional division, remaining unparished. The area marked C on map 6 shall form part of the Middleton ward, and the areas marked H on map 5 and D and F on map 6 shall form part of the Morley South ward.

Consequential change to ward boundary within Barnsley
    11.—(1)  In this article, "ward" means a ward of Barnsley.

    (2)  The area of Barnsley marked G on map 19 shall be transferred from the Hoyland East ward to the Wombwell South ward.

Consequential change to parishes in Doncaster
    12.    The part of the parish of Barnburgh which is marked C on map 14 shall be transferred to the parish of Hickleton.

Town and country planning
    13.—(1)  In this article, "provision" means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990^[3])

    (2)  Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies, and which is expressed to supersede the preserved provision.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

G. S. K. Young

Minister of State, Department of the Environment

31st August 1992

This Order makes some alterations to the boundaries of the counties of North, South and West Yorkshire, and also district boundaries within South and West Yorkshire. The mapand table at the end of this Note give a general guide to the areas affected and the changes made. The table also gives an approximate figure for the total area of land involved(in hectares), and for the population affected.

Consequential changes are made to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts.

Prints of the order maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of each of the following—
  Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, Leeds City Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Selby District Council and Wakefield City Council—

  and also at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The Local Government Areas Changes Regulations 1976 (S.I.1976/246, amended by S.I.1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.
TABLE

Transfers between—	General effect of order
North Yorkshire (Selby) and West Yorkshire (Wakefield) Area: 550 hectares Population: 50	Realignment of boundary, substantially to follow line of roads A11 and M62.
South Yorkshire (Barnsley) and West Yorkshire (Kirklees) Area: 12 hectares Population: 20	Minor realignments affecting the Kirklees parish of Denby Dale and neighbouring Barnsley parishes.
South Yorkshire (Barnsley) and West Yorkshire (Wakefield) Area: 250 hectares Population: 500	Transfers affecting the following areas— In Barnsley Unparished area Parishes of Great Houghton and Shafton In Wakefield Parishes of— Havercroft with Cold Hiendley Notton South Hiendley South Kirkby and Moorthorpe West Bretton Woolley.
South Yorkshire (Doncaster) and West Yorkshire (Wakefield) Area: 25 hectares Population: 3	Minor realignments in uninhabited areas.
Barnsley and Doncaster (within South Yorkshire) Areas: 150 hectares Population: NIL	Realignment of boundary, affecting the Doncaster parishes of Adwick upon Dearne, Barnburgh, Clayton with Frickley, Hickleton and Hooton Pagnell.
Barnsley and Rotherham (within South Yorkshire) Area: 85 hectares Population: 13	Transfers affecting unparished areas in both districts, and the Rotherham parishes of Brampton Bierlow and Wentworth.
Kirklees and Wakefield (within West Yorkshire) Area: 85 hectares Population: NIL	Minor realignments, and transfer in vicinity of Mitchell Laithes works to follow centre of River Calder.
Leeds and Wakefield (within West Yorkshire) Area: 480 hectares Population: 890	Transfers affecting unparished areas in both districts, the Leeds parish of Ledston and the Wakefield parish of Normanton.




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[1] 1972 c. 70. back

[2] S.I.1976/246, amended by S.I.1978/247. back

[3] 1990 c. 8. This definition was amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), Schedule 4, paragraph 34. back