ðɪ ˈɜːbən dˈɪstɹɪkt wʌz ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ kˈaʊnti ɹᵻvjˈuː ˈɔːɹdɚ ænd mˈoʊst əv ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt wʌz mˈɜːdʒd ˌɪntʊ kˈɜːkbɜːtən ˈɜːbən dˈɪstɹɪkt ænd ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈoʊmfɜːθ ˈɜːbən dˈɪstɹɪkt.
The urban district was abolished in 1938 under a County Review Order and most of the district was merged into Kirkburton Urban District and the remainder into the Holmfirth Urban District.