East Yorkshire (district)

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North Wolds/East Yorkshire
East Yorkshire district, Humberside.svg
East Yorkshire district shown within Humberside
Area
  1974258,019 acres (1,044.17 km2) [1]
Population
  1973 [2] 67,920
  1992 [3] 86,700
History
  Created1974
  Abolished1996
  Succeeded by East Riding of Yorkshire
Status Borough
   HQ Pocklington
East Yorks arms.png

The Borough of East Yorkshire was one of nine local government districts of the county of Humberside, England, from 1 April 1974 to 1 April 1996.

The district was created as North Wolds, but was renamed by resolution of the council on 1 February 1981 (the Borough of Beverley was renamed to include 'East Yorkshire' in its name the same year). The council had made an earlier attempt, before it formally came into existence, to be named "Bridlington and Yorkshire Wolds". [4]

The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 by the amalgamation of a number of areas formerly in the administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding, namely: the municipal borough of Bridlington, Driffield urban district, Driffield Rural District, Pocklington Rural District and most of Bridlington Rural District.

The district was abolished in 1996, and merged into the new East Riding of Yorkshire local government district, which covers a much larger area. [5]

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References

  1. Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 60. ISBN   0-11-750847-0.
  2. Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
  3. OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
  4. Mr Rippon permits two districts to alter names. The Times. 29 September 1973.
  5. "What Is The Biggest City In East Yorkshire? - HipUrbanGirl.com". 11 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

Coordinates: 54°01′44″N0°27′58″W / 54.029°N 0.466°W / 54.029; -0.466