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The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south across the Humber Estuary.
The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire which was one of three ridings alongside the North Riding and West Riding, which were constituent parts of Yorkshire ceremonial and administrative county until 1974.
Easington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the area known as Holderness.A coastal settlement, it is situated between the Humber estuary and the North Sea at the south-eastern corner of the county, and at the end of the B1445 road from Patrington.
Ellerton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of the market town of Howden and 8 miles south-west of the market town of Pocklington.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary was the territorial police force for policing the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1856 to 1968. [1]Formed as a result of the County and Borough Police Act 1856, it covered all of the East Riding and initially consisted of a Chief Constable, Major Bernard Grenville Layard, and 60 men.
Seaton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Hornsea on the A1035 road (formerly B1244). Seaton House. The civil parish consists of the village of Seaton and the hamlets of Catfoss and Wassand.
Wansford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skerne and Wansford, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1249 road and just to the north of the River Hull and the Driffield Canal. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of Driffield and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of North Frodingham.
There is a private crematorium, East Riding Crematorium, at Octon Crossroads, built in 1997. [9] [10] Between 1894 and 1974 it was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. [11] Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire), in the county of Humberside.