Place:Holderness Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Holderness was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1935 to 1974. It covered the southern part of the East Riding's North Sea coast, reaching inland almost as far as the City of Hull.

It was created by a County Review Order made under the Local Government Act 1929 by the merger of Patrington Rural District, most of Skirlaugh Rural District and part of Sculcoates Rural District. There were some reductions to its area in 1965 when some transfers were made to enlarge both Hull County Borough and Hedon Municipal Borough. None of these involved complete civil parishes.

The rural district survived until 1974, when, under the Local Government Act 1972 it was abolished, and became part of the larger Holderness borough in the short-lived County of Humberside. Humberside was abolished in 1966 and since then Holderness has formed part of a unitary East Riding.

Civil Parishes

The civil parishes making up Holderness Rural District were as follows:

Aldbrough (near Hull) Atwick Bewholme (from Bewholme and Nunkeeling in 1935) Bilton in Holderness Brandesburton Bull Fort Burstwick Burton Constable Burton Pidsea Catwick Coniston Easington (near Patrington) East Garton Ellerby (near Hull) Elstronwick Halsam Hatfield (Holderness) (formerly Great Hatfield and Little Hatfield) Hollym Holmpton Humbleton Keyingham Mappleton Ottringham Patrington Paull Preston (from Sculcoates Rural District) Rimswell Rise Long Riston Roos Seaton Sigglesthorne Skeffling Skirlaugh Sproatley Sunk Island Swine Thorngumbald Welwick Withernwick

Research Tips

• A Vision of Britain through Time on Holderness Rural District. This section provides statistics on population and industry, as well as a listing of the civil parishes and the alterations to the municipal organization.