The York and North East Yorkshire Police was a police force in England from 1968 to 1974, covering the North Riding of Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and the county borough of York. It was a merger of the two riding forces with the York City Police. [1] Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The North Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three traditional subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district in the United Kingdom. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ...

The force area was broken up in 1974, and was split between the North Yorkshire Police, Humberside Police, Cleveland Constabulary and Durham Constabulary. North Yorkshire Police is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. ... Humberside Police is the police force for Humberside in England. ... Cleveland Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the area of former county of Cleveland in north east England. ... Durham Constabulary is a Home Office police force with the responsibilty of policing the county of Durham in the north east of England. ...