▁towns ▁and ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁Tod m orden ▁has ▁a ▁complex ▁ge o - admin istr ative ▁history . ▁It ▁lies ▁along ▁the ▁historic ▁county ▁boundary ▁of ▁York shire ▁and ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁boundary ▁re formation ▁by ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire - Y ork shire ▁boundary ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Tod m orden , ▁following ▁the ▁River ▁Cal der ▁to ▁the ▁north - west ▁and ▁the ▁W als den ▁Water ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁before ▁turning ▁south - east wards ▁across ▁Lang field ▁Common . ▁The ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁which ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁Tod m orden ▁by ▁the ▁Field en ▁family ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁str add les ▁the ▁W als den ▁Water ; ▁thus , ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁to ▁dance ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁ball room , ▁forward ▁and ▁back , ▁across ▁two ▁count ies ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁Tod m orden ▁Local ▁Board ▁became ▁an ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council , ▁compr ising ▁the ▁w ards ▁of ▁Tod m orden , ▁W als den , ▁Lang field ▁and ▁St ans field . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Tod m orden ▁R ural ▁District ▁Council , ▁compr ising ▁the ▁par ishes ▁of ▁Black sh aw , ▁Er ring den , ▁He