East Riding of Yorkshire

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A local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England, in the United Kingdom. Area: 2,479 km², Population: 573,300. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire (one of three ridings alongside the North Riding and West Riding), which also constituted a ceremonial and administrative county until 1974. From 1974 to 1996 the area of the modern East Riding of Yorkshire constituted the northern part of Humberside. The East Riding unitary authority is the both the largest district and unitary authority in England by area: by population it is the second largest non-metropolitan district (unitary or not) in England, after Bristol.

Geography

The countryside of this county may not be so spectacular as its neighbours which have the Yorkshire Dales, and the North Yorkshire Moors, but it is nevertheless very attractive. It is very rural and does not have the large conurbations like Leeds and Bradford found in West Yorkshire. It is an ideal location if you need a base for a coastal holiday with trips to historic York and Kingston upon Hull. Geologically the East Riding is split into two parts, the western part is the Yorkshire Wolds, a chalk formation which extends from the Humber at Ferriby to the coast at Flamborough Head, a chalk headland. The south-east of the district is the low-lying coastal plain of Holderness, which faces east to the North Sea, and to the south drains into the Humber estuary. South of Flamborough Head is Bridlington Bay, which features a number of beaches, and at the far south-east of the district is the Spurn peninsula. The district is generally rural, with no towns approaching the size of Hull. There are a few market towns such as Beverley, Goole, Driffield, Pocklington and Market Weighton, and the coatal towns of Hornsea and Bridlington. East Riding of Yorkshire has the North Sea on its eastern side and the Humber estuary to the south with North Yorkshire and York to the west and north. Popular towns and villages include Beverley, Bishop Burton, Bridlington, Brough, Cottingham, Driffield, Flamborough, Goole, Hedon, Hessle, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Hornsea, Howden, Kirk Ella, Market Weighton, North Ferriby, Pocklington, Riplingham, Roos, Rudston, South Cave, Stamford Bridge, Willerby, Withernsea.

Major Towns

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, Kirk Ella, Langtoft, Laxton, Long Riston, Market Weighton, Mappleton, Marton, Nafferton, North Cave, North End, North Ferriby, North Howden, Ottringham, Patrington, Pocklington, Preston, Riplingham, Roos, Rudston, Sewerby, Skidby, Skipsea, Snaith, South Cave, Stamford Bridge, Thorngumbald, West Ella, Wetwang, Withernsea, Wold Newton.

History

Both the administrative county and the historic Lieutenancy were abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, on April 1, 1974, with most of the riding going to form the northern part of Humberside. The creation of a cross-Humber authority was unpopular, despite the promise of the Humber Bridge and identification with Yorkshire and the East Riding remained strong. This culminated with the local government review in the 1990s, which saw Humberside abolished. The East Riding district was formed on April 1, 1996 from the former districts of East Yorkshire, Beverley and Holderness, along with the northern part of the Boothferry district, including the Goole area which forms part of the historic West Riding The ceremonial county was re-established the same day, covering Hull as well as the district.

Places of Interest

Burnby Hall, Burton Agnes Manor House, Burton Agnes Hall, Sewerby Hall, Skipsea Castle, Fort Paull, Beverley Minster and Beverley Friary, Howden Minster, Skidby Working Windmill, Hornsea Mere, Rudston Monolith, Aire and Calder Navigation, Driffield Navigation, Leven Canal, Market Weighton Canal, Pocklington Canal. Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Yorkshire Wolds, Flamborough Head, Spurn, Yorkshire Wolds Way, RSPB Bempton Cliffs.

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