East Riding of Yorkshire
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial county and (smaller) Unitary district |
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| Origin | 1996 |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Historic county | Yorkshire (East Riding) |
| Area - Total - District - District area | Ranked 23rd 2,479 km² Ranked 1st 2,409 km² |
| Admin. HQ | Beverley |
| GB-ERY (admin) | |
| ONS code | 00FB |
| NUTS 3 | UKE11/12 |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total () - Density - District - District. pop. | Ranked {{English cerem counties / km² Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank |
| Ethnicity | 98.3% White |
| Politics | |
 East Riding of Yorkshire Council http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/ | |
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| Districts | |
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| 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. It is the largest unitary authority area in England. For ceremonial purposes, the East Riding includes Hull (the ceremonial county).
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 1889 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 historic East Riding included some territory in the Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby districts of North Yorkshire (including Filey and Norton). It excluded Goole and the former Goole Rural District, which are in the historic West Riding. The eastern part is the plain of Holderness, the western the Yorkshire Wolds.
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of East Riding of Yorkshire at current basic prices [published] (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year | ||||
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| 1995 | 2,708 | 299 | 896 | 1,513 |
| 2000 | 3,006 | 209 | 1,090 | 1,707 |
| 2003 | 3,783 | 233 | 1,106 | 2,444 |
Note 1: includes hunting and forestry
Note 2: includes energy and construction
Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
Popular towns and villages
- Beverley, Bishop Burton, Bridlington
- Cottingham
- Driffield
- Flamborough
- Goole
- Hedon, Hessle, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Hornsea, Howden
- Market Weighton
- North Ferriby
- Pocklington
- Riplingham, Roos, Rudston
- South Cave, Stamford Bridge
- Withernsea
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
- River Humber, River Hull, Watton Beck, River Derwent, Yorkshire, River Ouse, River Aire, River Trent, River Don
- 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
- Wolds Way, a long distance footpath
- RSPB Bempton Cliffs
Photos
See also
External links
| Districts of Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Barnsley | Bradford | Calderdale | Craven | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hambleton | Harrogate | Hull | Kirklees | Leeds | North Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Richmondshire | Rotherham | Ryedale | Scarborough | Selby | Sheffield | Wakefield | York | |
| Counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire |
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