East Riding of Yorkshire
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| East Riding of Yorkshire from 1996 | |
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| East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974 | |
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The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government region in the United Kingdom. It borders onto North Yorkshire, City of York, and North Lincolnshire and surrounds the City of Kingston-upon-Hull (commonly known as Hull), which is a separate unitary district. 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. 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.
The eastern part is the plain of Holderness, the western the Yorkshire Wolds.
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Towns and villages
- Beverley, Bridlington, Broomfleet, Burnby, Burton Agnes
- Driffield
- Everingham
- Flamborough, Fridaythorpe
- Gilberdyke, Goole, Grimston
- High Catton, High Hunsley, Highfield, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, 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
- Pocklington
- Sewerby, Skidby, Skipsea, Snaith, South Cave, Stamford Bridge
- Thixendale
- Withernsea
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
- Aire and Calder Navigation
- Driffield Canal
- Leven Canal
- Market Weighton Canal
- Pocklington Canal
- Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
- Flamborough Head
- Spurn
- Wolds Way, a long distance footpath
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References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
