North Riding of Yorkshire
County of York, North Riding | |
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Flag of North Riding (2013) | |
North Riding shown within England | |
Area | |
• 1911 | 1,359,600 acres (5,502 km2) |
• 1961 | 1,376,607 acres (5,570.93 km2) |
Population | |
• 1901 | 286,036 |
• 1971 | 329,410 |
History | |
• Created | Ancient (as a county in 1889) |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by |
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Status | Riding then Administrative county |
Chapman code | NRY |
Government | North Riding County Council (1889–1974) |
• HQ | Northallerton |
Coat of arms of North Riding County Council | |
The North Riding of Yorkshire was a
From the
History
Archives from 1808 record that the "north-riding of York-shire" had once consisted of "fifty-one lordships" owned by Robert the Bruce.[1] During the English Civil War, the North Riding predominantly supported the royalist cause, while other areas of Yorkshire tended to support the parliamentarians.[2]
Governance
Administrative county
The County of York, North Riding administrative county was formed in 1889. In 1894 it was divided into municipal boroughs, urban districts and rural districts under the Local Government Act 1894. Middlesbrough had already been incorporated as a municipal borough in 1853 and formed a county borough, exempt from county council control, from 1889. Richmond and Scarborough had been incorporated as municipal boroughs in 1835, with Thornaby-on-Tees added in 1892.
The
The rural districts in 1894 were Aysgarth, Bedale, Croft, Easingwold, Flaxton, Guisborough, Helmsley, Kirkby Moorside, Leyburn, Malton, Masham, Middlesbrough, Northallerton, Pickering, Reeth, Richmond, Scarborough, Startforth, Stokesley, Thirsk, Wath and Whitby.
County Review Orders reduced the number of urban and rural districts in the county:[3]
- Hinderwell urban district was absorbed by Whitby rural district in 1932
- A new Saltburn and Marske by the Sea urban district was formed from Saltburn by the Sea urban district and part of Guisborough rural district. the remainder of Guisborough RD passed to Loftus urban district and Whitby rural district in 1932
- Kirklington cum Upsland urban district was absorbed by Bedale rural district in 1934
- Masham urban district was redesignated as Masham rural district in 1934
In 1968 a new Teesside county borough was created, taking in Middlesbrough and parts of the administrative areas of Durham and North Riding councils. From the North Riding came the Redcar Borough and Saltburn-Marske Urban District, Thornaby-on-Tees Borough (formerly part of the Stokesley's rural district) and Eston's urban district. Tees-Side also included parts north of the River Tees historically in Durham. The area was associated with the North Riding for lieutenancy and other purposes.
The main towns of the riding (before its authority was abolished) were Middlesbrough, Redcar, Whitby, Scarborough and Northallerton.[4]
Post-1974
In 1974 the North Riding authorities were abolished. The majority of its former area became
Most of the former riding is now represented by the larger
Proposed resurrection of name
On three occasions a re-use of the name of the North Riding for local government purposes has been considered. During the
During a further local government review in the 2000s as part of the preparations for the
Ancient divisions
Yorkshire was divided into
Later wapentakes
There were 13 wapentakes when the system became disused after the 19th century:
Domesday
In the Domesday Book of 1086 they were eight wapentakes, these were as follows:[10]
Domesday name | Later name | Also known as | Other post Domesday status |
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Aluretune | Allertonshire | Shire of Northallerton | Liberty |
Bolesford | Bulmer | Galtres and Bulmershire[11] |
|
Dic | Pickering Lythe and the Soke of Hackness which became part of Whitby Strand | Pickering | Honour[12]
|
Gerlestre | Birdforth | Bailiwick | |
Count Allen's Castilery | Hang East and Hang West | Hangshire | Wapentake/s in the Honour of Richmond |
Gilling East and Gilling West | Gillingshire, the west wapentake also known as Wensleydale or Swaledale | ||
Hallikeldshire | Hallikeld | ||
Maneshou | Ryedale | Holdlythe | |
Langbaurgh | Langbaurgh East, Langbaurgh West and most of what became most of Whitby Strand | Cleveland | Liberty |
See also
- List of Lord Lieutenants of the North Riding
- List of High Sheriffs of North Yorkshire
- Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire – List of Keepers of the Rolls
References
- ^ Graves, J. (1808). The History of Cleveland, in the North Riding of the County of York: Comprehending an Historical and Descriptive View of the Ancient and Present State of Each Parish Within the Wapontake of Langbargh; the Soil, Produce, and Natural Curiosities; with the Origin and Genealogy of the Principal Families Within the District. F. Jollie and sons. p. 55. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
Robert de Brus...and fifty-one [lordships] in the north-riding of York-shire;....
- ^ "Historic Cleveland – Timeline". Historic-Cleveland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ^ The North Riding of York (Northern Areas) Order 1932, The North Riding of York Review Order 1934
- ^ F. R. Youngs, Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.II, Northern England, London, 1991
- ^ "House of Commons Written Answers to Questions". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 1 February 1995. col. 694.
- ^ "House of Commons Written Answers to Questions". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 13 February 1995. col. 552.
- ^ "House of Commons Debates". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 28 February 1995. col. 993.
- ^ The Boundary Committee for England (December 2003). Draft Recommendations for unitary local government in North Yorkshire (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ The Boundary Committee for England (May 2004). Final Recommendations for unitary local government in North Yorkshire (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "North Riding of Yorkshire". Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "The wapentake of Bulmer". Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "The wapentake of Pickering Lythe". Retrieved 20 March 2023.
External links
- Map of the North Riding of Yorkshire on Wikishire
- Information on the North Riding of Yorkshire on I'm From Yorkshire