East Riding of Yorkshire

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East Riding of Yorkshire
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Geography
Status:	Ceremonial county and (smaller) Unitary district
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Area: - Total - District - District area	Ranked 23rd 2,479 km² Ranked 1st 2,409 km²
Admin. HQ:	Beverley
ISO 3166-2:	GB-ERY (admin)
ONS code:	00FB (admin)
NUTS 3:	UKE11/12
Demographics
Population - Total (2004 est.) - Density - District - District. pop.	Ranked 37th 573,300 231 / km² Ranked 11th 324,800
Ethnicity:	98.3% White
Politics
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Members of Parliament
Ian Cawsey, David Davis, Alan Johnson, Diana Johnson, Greg Knight, John Prescott, Graham Stuart
Districts
Image:East Riding Ceremonial Numbered.png East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary) Kingston upon Hull (Unitary)
East Riding administrative county 1888 - 1974
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The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district in the United Kingdom. It borders on the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire (including the City of York), South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (North Lincolnshire unitary), and surrounds on three sides the City of Kingston-upon-Hull (commonly known as Hull), which is a separate unitary district. It is the largest unitary authority area in England. For ceremonial purposes, the East Riding includes Hull (the ceremonial county).

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 and was the name of an administrative county that existed from 1888 to 1974, although all three entities are not commensurate in area. 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 unitary authority, that is, the former districts of Beverley, East Yorkshire, and Holderness and the northern part of Boothferry.

The historic East Riding included some territory in the Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby districts of North Yorkshire (including Filey and Norton). It excluded Goole and the former Goole Rural District, which are in the historic West Riding.

The eastern part is the plain of Holderness, the western the Yorkshire Wolds.

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1 Towns and villages
2 Places of interest
3 Photos
4 External link

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Towns and villages

Bempton, Beverley, Bishop Burton, Brandesburton, Breighton, Bridlington, Brough Broomfleet, Buckton, Burnby, Burton Agnes
Carnaby, Cottingham
Driffield
Easington, Everingham
Flamborough, Fridaythorpe
Gilberdyke, Goole, Grimston
Hedon, High Hunsley, Highfield, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Hollym, Hornsea, Howden, Hutton Cranswick
Kilham, Kingston upon Hull (city, ceremonial purposes only), Kirk Ella
Langtoft, Laxton, Leconfield, Leven, Long Riston
Market Weighton, Mappleton, Marton
Nafferton, North Cave, North End, North Ferriby, North Howden
Ottringham
Patrington, Paull, Pocklington, Preston
Riplingham, Roos, Rudston
Sewerby, Skidby, Skipsea, Skirlaugh, Snaith, South Cave, Stamford Bridge, Swanland
Thorngumbald
Walkington, West Ella, Wetwang, Withernsea, Wold Newton

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Places of interest

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Photos

Beverley on market day	Beverley	Beverley station	Flamborough Head
Humber Bridge	River Hull tidal barrier	Skidby Working Windmill	Spurn

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External link

United Kingdom | England | Ceremonial counties of England

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Counties of the Lieutenancies Act 1997

Districts of Yorkshire and the Humber	Image:Flag of England.svg
Barnsley \| Bradford \| Calderdale \| Craven \| Doncaster \| East Riding of Yorkshire \| Hambleton \| Harrogate \| Hull \| Kirklees \| Leeds \| North Lincolnshire \| North East Lincolnshire \| Richmondshire \| Rotherham \| Ryedale \| Scarborough \| Selby \| Sheffield \| Wakefield \| York
Counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire