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Categories: Local government districts in Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | Former administrative counties
East Riding of Yorkshire
| East Riding of Yorkshire | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial County; smaller Unitary District |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Area: - Total - District - District area | Ranked 23rd 2,479 km² Ranked 1st 2,409 km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-ERY (admin) |
| ONS code: | 00FB (admin) |
| NUTS 3: | UKE11/12 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density - District - District. pop. | Ranked 37th 558,945 226 / km² Ranked 11th 317,502 |
| Ethnicity: | 98.3% White |
| Politics | |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Ian Cawsey, James Cran, David Davis, Alan Johnson, Greg Knight, Kevin McNamara, John Prescott | |
| Districts | |
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| East Riding administrative county 1888 - 1974 | |
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The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district in the United Kingdom. It borders on the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire (including the City of York), South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (North Lincolnshire unitary), and surrounds on three sides the City of Kingston-upon-Hull (commonly known as Hull), which is a separate unitary district. For ceremonial purposes, the East Riding includes Hull.
It covers part of the historic county of Yorkshire, and East Riding is also the name for one of the historic divisions of the county and was the name of an administrative county that existed from 1888 to 1974, although all three entities are not commensurate in area. Apart from Hull, the whole of the northern part of what was Humberside from 1974 to April 1, 1996 is now in the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority, that is, the former districts of Beverley, East Yorkshire, and Holderness and the northern part of Boothferry.
The eastern part is the plain of Holderness, the western the Yorkshire Wolds.
Towns and villages
- Beverley, Bridlington, Broomfleet , Burnby , Burton Agnes
- Driffield
- Easington, Everingham
- Flamborough, Fridaythorpe
- Gilberdyke , Goole, Grimston
- High Catton , High Hunsley , Highfield , Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Hollym , Hornsea, Howden , Hutton
- Kingston upon Hull (city, ceremonial purposes only), Kirk Ella
- Langtoft , Laxton , Long Riston
- Market Weighton, Mappleton , Marton
- Nafferton , North Cave , North End , North Ferriby , North Howden
- Ottringham
- Patrington , Pocklington
- Preston (North/South)
- Riplingham , Roos , Rudston
- Sewerby , Skidby , Skipsea , Snaith , South Cave , Stamford Bridge
- Thorngumbald
- West Ella , Wetwang, Withernsea, Wold Newton
Places of interest
- Burnby Hall
- Burton Agnes Manor House , Burton Agnes Hall
- Sewerby Hall
- Skipsea Castle
- Beverley Minster and Beverley Friary
- Howden Minster
- Skidby Working Windmill
- Hornsea Mere
- River Humber, River Hull, Watton Beck , River Derwent, Yorkshire, River Ouse, River Aire, River Trent
- Rudston Monolith
- Aire and Calder Navigation
- Driffield Canal
- Leven Canal
- Market Weighton Canal
- Pocklington Canal
- Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
- Yorkshire Wolds
- Flamborough Head
- Spurn
- Wolds Way, a long distance footpath
External link
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