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North Riding of Yorkshire

NameCounty of Yorkshire, North Riding
HQNorthallerton
Arms
Coat of arms of North Riding County Council
StatusAdministrative county
Start1889
End1974
ReplaceNorth Yorkshire
Cleveland
County Durham
Humberside
AreaFirst1359600 acre (5502.1 km2)
AreaFirstYear1911
AreaLast1376607 acre (5570.9 km2)
AreaLastYear1961
PopulationFirst286,036
PopulationFirstYear1901
PopulationLast329,410
PopulationLastYear1971
CodeNRY
CodeNameChapman code

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The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West Ridings. From the Restoration it was used as a Lieutenancy area. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate Quarter Sessions. An administrative county was created with a county council in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 on the historic boundaries. In 1974 both the administrative county and the Lieutenancy of the North Riding of Yorkshire were abolished, being succeeded in most of the Riding by the new non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire.

The highest point in the North Riding was Mickle Fell at 788 metres (2585 ft).


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