Aireborough

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. Aireborough Urban District was administered from Micklefield House in Rawdon which had been acquired by Rawdon UDC in 1930. The district is, since 1974, part of Leeds and Esholt is in Bradford

Aireborough
Urban District
History
  Created1 April 1937
  Abolished31 March 1974
  Succeeded byLeeds City Council
  HQMicklefield House, Rawdon
Contained within
  CountyWest Riding of Yorkshire

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.

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