Place:West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameWest Riding of Yorkshire
Alt namesWest Ridingsource: Wikipedia
WRYsource: Chapman code (GENUKI)
Yorkshire West Riding
West Yorkshire
TypeAdministrative county
Located inEngland     (1889 - 1974)
See alsoYorkshire, Englandhistorical county which included the three ridings
West Yorkshire, Englandmodern county which replaced the better part of the West Riding of Yorkshire since 1974
Cumbria, Englandmodern county which amalgamated an area of the West Riding in 1974
Contained Places
Civil parish
Sherburn in Elmet ( - 1974 )
District
Osgoldcross
Historical inhabited place
Burholme
Inhabited place
Batley ( - 1974 )
Bilton
Bilton-in-Ainsty ( - 1974 )
Dent
Newton-in-Bowland ( - 1974 )
Pannal ( - 1974 )
Sherburn in Elmet ( - 1974 )
Parish
Bingley (parish)


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The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding (abbreviated: "County of York (W.R.)") (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), was based closely on the historic boundaries. The lieutenancy at that time included the City of York and as such was named West Riding of the County of York and the County of the City of York.

Its boundaries roughly correspond to the present ceremonial counties of West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the Craven, Harrogate and Selby districts of North Yorkshire, along with smaller parts in Lancashire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and, since 1996, the unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.

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