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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.
Yorkshire gives its name to four modern ceremonial counties: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire, which together cover most of the historic county. [ a ] Yorkshire Day is observed annually on 1 August and is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire , including its history and dialect . [ 4 ]
Pages in category "English Heritage sites in the East Riding of Yorkshire" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
The East Riding of Yorkshire has three meanings, each covering a different area: It is a unitary authority. Articles about things in the area administered by the unitary authority should be placed in this category. It is a ceremonial county. For this purpose only it includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is also a unitary authority.
Lockington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Beverley town centre.. The civil parish is formed by the villages of Lockington and Aike and the hamlet of Thorpe.
As a civil parish, Market Weighton has a town council, which operates under the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.. In 2003, after some local consultation, the Weighton Area Regeneration Partnership (WARP) adopted a slogan and logo, 'The Heart of East Yorkshire', intended to indicate both its central location in the county and the strength of the local community. [6]
The area was returned to Yorkshire in 1996 as part of the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. most of the East Riding was transferred to Humberside. The area became the larger part of the new ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1996. Goole and Goole Rural District was transferred from the West Riding to Humberside. The area ...