Middlesbrough Rural District Middlesbrough Rural District Middlesbrough Rural District was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1932. It was based on the Middlesbrough rural sanitary district created in 1875, which consisted of the Middlesbrough poor law union, except those parts in urban sanitary districts (that is: Middlesbrough, Eston (from 1884) and Thornaby on Tees). The rural district from 1894 consisted of the following parishes In 1913, Ormesby, formerly an urban district, became part of the rural district, whilst Linthorpe was added to the county borough of Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough Rural District was abolished in 1932, with parts of
Middlesbrough RUFC to use their pitch, due to the rugby club needing to use the main ground, rather than the main junior ground, Tollesby Road, as the grass was not cut. After the grass at Tollesby was cut, the youth teams from the under-7s to under-12s moved back to Tollesby. There are currently plans to have their stand converted into an all-seater stand, instead of using bench seating, there will be plastic seats used. Middlesbrough RUFC Middlesbrough Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union team. The local team of the area of Middlesbrough, the club runs five senior sides and