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The North Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three traditional subdivisions of Yorkshire, northern England, United Kingdom. The highest point in the North Riding is Mickle Fell at 788 m (2585 ft). From the Restoration it was used as a Lieutenancy area. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate Quarter Sessions. An administrative county was created with a county council in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 on the historic boundaries. In 1974 both the administrative county and the Lieutenancy of the North Riding of Yorkshire were abolished, being succeeded in most of the Riding by the new non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire. Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Yorkshire_rose. ... York is a city in Northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England, in the United Kingdom. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England, in the United Kingdom. ... North Yorkshire is a county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... On Ilkley Moor Baht at is a popular song in the English county of Yorkshire. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club are a county cricket club based at the Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground, Leeds. ... This is a list of Yorkshire people. ... Yorkshire is a traditional county of England, centred on the county town of York, and was traditionally split into three Ridings. ... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Yorkshire, England. ... The White Rose of York (Rosa alba) is the symbol of the House of York and latterly of Yorkshire. ... Yorkshire Day is celebrated on August 1 to promote the English county of Yorkshire as a good place to be born, to live, to work in and to visit. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A sign on the A1 road near London points to The NORTH. Such signs continue for the length of the road. ... Mickle Fell is a hill in the Pennines, the range of hills and moors running down the middle of northern England. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... King Charles II, the first monarch to rule after the English Restoration. ... The title Lord-Lieutenant is given to the British monarchs personal representatives around the United Kingdom. ... The Courts of Quarter Sessions or Quarter Sessions were periodic courts held in each county and county borough in England and Wales until 1972, when together with the Assize courts they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court of England and Wales. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. ... North Yorkshire is a county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ...

Ancient divisions

Unlike most English counties which were divided into hundreds, Yorkshire was divided first into three ridings and then into wapentakes. The wapentakes of the North Riding were Allertonshire, Birdforth, Bulmer, Gilling East Gilling West, Halikeld, Hang East, Hang West, Langbaurgh East, Langbaurgh West, Pickering Lythe, Ryedale and Whitby Strand. In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. ... A wapentake is a term derived from the Old Norse, the rough equivalent of an Anglo-Saxon hundred. ... Allertonshire was a wapentake and liberty in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Langbaurgh East. ... Langbaurgh West was a Wapentake, a division of the ancient county of Yorkshire. ...

Modern history

County of York, North Riding

Administration
Status:	Administrative county
HQ:
History
Created:	1889
Abolished:	1974
Succeeded by:	North Yorkshire Cleveland County Durham
Area
1911:	1,359,600 acres
1961:	1,376,607 acres
Population
1901:	286,036
1971:	329,410

The County of York, North Riding administrative county was formed in 1889. In 1894 it was divided into municipal boroughs, urban districts and rural districts under the Local Government Act 1894. Middlesbrough had already been incorporated as a municipal borough in 1853 and formed a county borough, exempt from county council control, from 1889. Richmond and Scarborough had been incorporated as municipal boroughs in 1835, with Thornaby-on-Tees added in 1892. Image File history File links EnglandYorkshireNorthRiding1965. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... North Yorkshire is a county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Status: Non-metropolitan county Admin. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... The Local Government Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. ... This is the article on the town, for the article on the football club see Middlesbrough F.C. Statistics Population: 142,691 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ495201 Administration District: Middlesbrough Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: North... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... This article is on the English seaside resort. ... Map sources for Thornaby-on-Tees at grid reference NZ4516 Thornaby-on-Tees is a town in the borough of Stockton on Tees in North East England. ...

The urban districts in 1894 were Eston, Guisborough, Hinderwell, Kirkleatham, Kirklington cum Upsland, Loftus, Malton, Masham, Northallerton, Pickering, Redcar, Saltburn and Marske by the Sea, Scalby, Skelton and Brotton and Whitby. In 1922 Redcar was incorporated as a borough. In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Eston is a township, parish and urban district in the North-East of England, historically part of the county of North Yorkshire. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The rural districts in 1894 were Aysgarth, Bedale, Croft, Easingwold, Flaxton, Guisborough, Helmsley, Kirkby Moorside, Leyburn, Malton, Masham, Middlesbrough, Northallerton, Pickering, Reeth, Richmond, Scarborough, Startforth, Stokesley, Thursk, Wath and Whitby. In local government on the British Isles, a rural district was a predominantly rural area used for local government. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Startforth Rural District is a former rural district in the Pennines of northern England. ...

County Review Orders reduced the number of urban and rural districts in the county:^[1] The Local Government Act, 1929 (19 &20 Geo V, c17) made changes to poor law and local government in England and Wales. ...

• Hinderwell urban district was absorbed by Whitby rural district in 1932
• A new Saltburn and Marske by the Sea urban district was formed from from Saltburn by the Sea urban district and part of Guisborough rural district. the remainder of Guisborough RD passed to Loftus urban district and Whitby rural district in 1932
• Kirklington cum Upsland urban district was absorbed by Bedale rural district in 1934
• Masham urban district was redesignated as Masham rural district in 1934

In 1968 a new county borough of Teesside was created, taking in Middlesbrough and parts of the administrative counties of Durham and North Riding. From the North Riding came the boroughs of Redcar and Thornaby-on-Tees, the urban district of Eston, and part of Stokesley rural district (although the remainder of the rural district continued as part of the county). The entirety of Teesside, including the parts north of the River Tees historically in Durham, was associated with the North Riding for lieutenancy and other purposes. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Arms of the County Borough of Teesside Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in northern England based on Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar, along the banks of the River Tees with a resident population of over 388,000 in 2005. ... This is the article on the town, for the article on the football club see Middlesbrough F.C. Statistics Population: 142,691 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ495201 Administration District: Middlesbrough Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: North... The Tees is a little river in Northern England. ...

In 1974 the North Riding was abolished as both an administrative county and a Lieutenancy. The majority of its former area became part of the new non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, which also includes much of the northern rural part of the West Riding as well as the city of York and the northern and western fringes of the traditional East Riding. Middlesbrough and Redcar became part of Cleveland and are now in independent unitary authorities which remain part of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes. The Startforth Rural District (South Teesdale) was transferred to County Durham, becoming part of the Teesdale. North Yorkshire is a county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... York is a city in Northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England, in the United Kingdom. ... This is the article on the town, for the article on the football club see Middlesbrough F.C. Statistics Population: 142,691 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ495201 Administration District: Middlesbrough Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: North... Statistics Population: 33,100 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ612242 Administration Unitary authority: Redcar and Cleveland Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: Cleveland Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Status: Non-metropolitan county Admin. ... North Yorkshire is a county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Teesdale is a local government district in County Durham, England. ...

The North Riding is now represented in the districts of Hambleton, Richmondshire, Harrogate, Ryedale, and Scarborough in North Yorkshire, with parts in Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees (south of the River Tees), Teesdale, and Redcar and Cleveland. The principal towns are Middlesbrough, Redcar, Whitby, Scarborough and Northallerton.^[2] Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire. ... Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire in England. ... Harrogate is a local government district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. ... Ryedale is a local government district in North Yorkshire in England. ... Scarborough is a local government district and borough in North Yorkshire, England. ... Middlesbrough is a borough and local government district in North-East England named after the town of Middlesbrough, with a resident population in 2001 of 134,855. ... Stockton-on-Tees is a local government district and borough in north-east England, with a resident population in 2001 of 178,408 rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates. ... Teesdale is a local government district in County Durham, England. ... Redcar and Cleveland is a unitary authority in the former county of Cleveland, consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Skelton, and Loftus. ... This is the article on the town, for the article on the football club see Middlesbrough F.C. Statistics Population: 142,691 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ495201 Administration District: Middlesbrough Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: North... Statistics Population: 33,100 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ612242 Administration Unitary authority: Redcar and Cleveland Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: Cleveland Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Statistics Population: 13,740 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ893109 Administration District: Scarborough Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... This article is on the English seaside resort. ... Northallerton is the county town of North Yorkshire, England. ...

Proposed resurrections

On three occasions a re-use of the North Riding for local government purposes has been considered. During the 1990s UK local government reform, the Banham Commission suggested uniting Richmondshire, Hambleton, Ryedale and Scarborough districts in a new unitary authority called North Riding of Yorkshire. Later, the government proposed renaming the county of North Yorkshire the North Riding of Yorkshire ^[3]. This was deemed inappropriate and rejected, after a "chorus of disapprobation". ^[4][5] The structure of local government in the United Kingdom underwent large changes in the 1990s. ... Sir John Banham is a British business leader. ... Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire in England. ... Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire. ... Ryedale is a local government district in North Yorkshire in England. ... Scarborough is a local government district and borough in North Yorkshire, England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

During a further local government review in the 2000s as part of the preparations for the regional assembly referendums, a North Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority consisting of Richmondshire, Hambleton, Ryedale and Scarborough was again suggested. However, the Commission withdrew this in favour or two unitary authorities, one for Hambleton and Richmondshire, the other for Ryedale and Scarborough. ^[6] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The three northern regions. ...

References

1. ^ The North Riding of York (Northern Areas) Order 1932, The North Riding of York Review Order 1934
2. ^ F. R. Youngs, Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.II, Northern England, London, 1991
3. ^ [Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 1 February, 1995, column 694
4. ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 13 February, 1995, column 552
5. ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 28 February 1995, column 993
6. ^ Boundary Committee report : Final Recommendations for unitary local government in North Yorkshire