A map of South Yorkshire , showing the Metropolitan Boroughs: (1) Sheffield ; (2) Rotherham ; (3) Doncaster ; and (4) Barnsley . A civil parish is a subnational entity, forming the lowest unit of local government in England . There are 93 civil parishes in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire , most of the county being unparished . At the 2001 census, there were 360,191 people living in the 93 parishes, accounting for 28.4 per cent of the county's population.
Parishes arose from Church of England divisions, and were originally purely ecclesiastical divisions. Over time they acquired civil administration powers.[ 1]
The Highways Act 1555 made parishes responsible for the upkeep of roads. Every adult inhabitant of the parish was obliged to work four days a year on the roads, providing their own tools, carts and horses; the work was overseen by an unpaid local appointee, the Surveyor of Highways .[ 2]
The poor were looked after by the monasteries , until their dissolution . In 1572, magistrates were given power to 'survey the poor' and impose taxes for their relief. This system was made more formal by the Poor Law Act 1601 , which made parishes responsible for administering the Poor Law ; overseers were appointed to charge a rate to support the poor of the parish.[ 3] The 19th century saw an increase in the responsibility of parishes, although the Poor Law powers were transferred to Poor Law Unions .[ 4] The Public Health Act 1872 grouped parishes into Rural Sanitary Districts, based on the Poor Law Unions; these subsequently formed the basis for Rural Districts .[ 5]
Parishes were run by vestries , meeting annually to appoint officials, and were generally identical to ecclesiastical parishes,[ 6] although some townships in large parishes administered the Poor Law themselves; under the Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1882 , all extra-parochial areas and townships that levied a separate rate became independent civil parishes.[ 7]
Civil parishes in their modern sense date from the Local Government Act 1894 , which abolished vestries ; established elected parish councils in all rural parishes with more than 300 electors; grouped rural parishes into Rural Districts; and aligned parish boundaries with county and borough boundaries.[ 7] Urban civil parishes continued to exist, and were generally coterminous with the Urban District , Municipal Borough or County Borough in which they were situated; many large towns contained a number of parishes, and these were usually merged into one. Parish councils were not formed in urban areas, and the only function of the parish was to elect guardians to Poor Law Unions; with the abolition of the Poor Law system in 1930 the parishes had only a nominal existence.[ 8]
The Local Government Act 1972 retained civil parishes in rural areas, and many former Urban Districts and Municipal Boroughs that were being abolished, were replaced by new successor parishes; urban areas that were considered too large to be single parishes became unparished areas .[ 9]
South Yorkshire showing the former local authorities The current position [ edit ] Recent governments have encouraged the formation of town and parish councils in unparished areas, and the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 gave local residents the right to demand the creation of a new civil parish.[ 10]
A parish council can become a town council unilaterally, simply by resolution;[ 9] and a civil parish can also gain city status , but only if that is granted by the Crown .[ 9] The chairman of a town or city council is called a mayor .[ 9] The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 introduced alternative names: a parish council can now choose to be called a community; village; or neighbourhood council.[ 11]
Civil parishes with town status
List of civil parishes and unparished areas [ edit ]
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Name
Status
Population
District
Former local authority
Refs
Barnsley
Unparished area
65,188
Barnsley
Barnsley County Borough
[ 12] [ 13]
Billingley
Civil parish
177
Barnsley
Hemsworth Rural District
[ 14] [ 15]
Brierley
Town
5,973
Barnsley
Hemsworth Rural District
[ 14] [ 15]
Cawthorne
Civil parish
1,108
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Cudworth
Unparished area
9,099
Barnsley
Cudworth Urban District
[ 17] [ 18]
Darfield
Unparished area
7,178
Barnsley
Darfield Urban District
[ 19] [ 20]
Darton
Unparished area
21,596
Barnsley
Darton Urban District
[ 21] [ 22]
Dearne
Unparished area
22,070
Barnsley
Dearne Urban District
[ 23] [ 24]
Dodworth
Unparished area
5,742
Barnsley
Dodworth Urban District
[ 25] [ 26]
Dunford
Civil parish
627
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Great Houghton
Civil parish
2,261
Barnsley
Hemsworth Rural District
[ 14] [ 15]
Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth
Civil parish
400
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
High Hoyland
Civil parish
142
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Hoyland Nether
Unparished area
14,419
Barnsley
Hoyland Nether Urban District
[ 27] [ 28]
Hunshelf
Civil parish
324
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Langsett
Civil parish
161
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Little Houghton
Civil parish
618
Barnsley
Hemsworth Rural District
[ 14] [ 15]
Oxspring
Civil parish
1,048
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Penistone
Town
10,101
Barnsley
Penistone Urban District
[ 29] [ 15]
Royston
Unparished area
10,038
Barnsley
Royston Urban District
[ 30] [ 31]
Shafton
Civil parish
2,840
Barnsley
Hemsworth Rural District
[ 14] [ 15]
Silkstone
Civil parish
2,954
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Stainborough
Civil parish
399
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Tankersley
Civil parish
1,414
Barnsley
Wortley Rural District
[ 32] [ 15]
Thurgoland
Civil parish
1,801
Barnsley
Penistone Rural District
[ 16] [ 15]
Wombwell
Unparished area
16,522
Barnsley
Wombwell Urban District
[ 33] [ 34]
Worsbrough
Unparished area
13,284
Barnsley
Worsbrough Urban District
[ 35] [ 36]
Wortley
Civil parish
579
Barnsley
Wortley Rural District
[ 32] [ 15]
Adwick le Street
Unparished area
18,656
Doncaster
Adwick le Street Urban District
[ 37] [ 38]
Adwick upon Dearne
Civil parish
351
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Armthorpe
Civil parish
12,630
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Askern
Town
5,434
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Auckley
Civil parish
3,266
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Austerfield
Civil parish
571
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Barnburgh
Civil parish
1,979
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall
Civil parish
8,524
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Bawtry
Town
3,204
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Bentley with Arksey
Unparished area
20,545
Doncaster
Bentley with Arksey Urban District
[ 41] [ 42]
Blaxton
Civil parish
1,179
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Braithwell
Civil parish
1,056
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Brodsworth
Civil parish
2,875
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Burghwallis
Civil parish
278
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Cadeby
Civil parish
203
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Cantley
Civil parish
2,830
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Clayton with Frickley
Civil parish
208
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Conisbrough
Unparished area
15,575
Doncaster
Conisbrough Urban District
[ 43] [ 44]
Conisbrough Parks
Civil parish
385
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Denaby
Civil parish
326
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Doncaster
Unparished area
75,273
Doncaster
Doncaster County Borough
[ 45] [ 46]
Edenthorpe
Civil parish
4,752
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Edlington
Town
8,276
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Fenwick
Civil parish
113
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Finningley
Civil parish
1,442
Doncaster
East Retford Rural District
[ 47] [ 40]
Fishlake
Civil parish
628
Doncaster
Thorne Rural District
[ 48] [ 40]
Hampole
Civil parish
187
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Hatfield
Town
16,184
Doncaster
Thorne Rural District
[ 48] [ 40]
Hickleton
Civil parish
290
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
High Melton
Civil parish
339
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Hooton Pagnell
Civil parish
211
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Kirk Bramwith
Civil parish
200
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Loversall
Civil parish
128
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Marr
Civil parish
138
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Mexborough
Unparished area
14,269
Doncaster
Mexborough Urban District
[ 49] [ 50]
Moss
Civil parish
290
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Norton
Civil parish
4,381
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Owston
Civil parish
170
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Rossington
Civil parish
13,255
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Sprotbrough and Cusworth
Civil parish
12,166
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Stainforth
Town
6,342
Doncaster
Thorne Rural District
[ 48] [ 40]
Stainton
Civil parish
269
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Sykehouse
Civil parish
438
Doncaster
Thorne Rural District
[ 48] [ 40]
Thorne
Town
16,592
Doncaster
Thorne Rural District
[ 48] [ 40]
Thorpe in Balne
Civil parish
176
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Tickhill
Town
5,301
Doncaster
Tickhill Urban District
[ 51] [ 40]
Wadworth
Civil parish
1,229
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Warmsworth
Civil parish
3,752
Doncaster
Doncaster Rural District
[ 39] [ 40]
Aston cum Aughton
Civil parish
13,961
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Bramley
Civil parish
8,194
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Brampton Bierlow
Civil parish
3,658
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Brinsworth
Civil parish
8,950
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Catcliffe
Civil parish
1,766
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Dalton
Civil parish
9,038
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Dinnington St John's
Town
9,161
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Firbeck
Civil parish
317
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Gildingwells
Civil parish
115
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Harthill with Woodall
Civil parish
1,909
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Hooton Levitt
Civil parish
110
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Hooton Roberts
Civil parish
181
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Laughton en le Morthen
Civil parish
1,185
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Letwell
Civil parish
111
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Maltby
Town
17,247
Rotherham
Maltby Urban District
[ 55] [ 53]
North and South Anston
Civil parish
9,559
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Orgreave
Civil parish
761
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Ravenfield
Civil parish
2,018
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Rawmarsh
Unparished area
18,720
Rotherham
Rawmarsh Urban District
[ 56] [ 57]
Rotherham
Unparished area
117,262
Rotherham
Rotherham County Borough
[ 58] [ 59]
Swinton
Unparished area
12,848
Rotherham
Swinton Urban District
[ 60] [ 61]
Thorpe Salvin
Civil parish
502
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Thrybergh
Civil parish
4,327
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Thurcroft
Civil parish
5,296
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Todwick
Civil parish
1,637
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Treeton
Civil parish
2,514
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Ulley
Civil parish
182
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Wales
Civil parish
6,455
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Wath upon Dearne
Unparished area
14,903
Rotherham
Wath upon Dearne Urban District
[ 62] [ 63]
Wentworth
Civil parish
1,223
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Whiston
Civil parish
5,115
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Wickersley
Civil parish
7,235
Rotherham
Rotherham Rural District
[ 52] [ 53]
Woodsetts
Civil parish
1,802
Rotherham
Kiveton Park Rural District
[ 54] [ 53]
Bradfield
Civil parish
14,915
Sheffield
Wortley Rural District
[ 32] [ 64]
Ecclesfield
Civil parish
31,609
Sheffield
Wortley Rural District
[ 32] [ 64]
Sheffield
Unparished area
453,047
Sheffield
Sheffield County Borough
[ 65] [ 66]
Stocksbridge
Town
13,663
Sheffield
Stocksbridge Urban District
[ 67] [ 64]
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