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    West Riding of Yorkshire - Wikipedia

    • The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding. 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". The riding ceased to … See more

    Geography

    The West Riding encompassed 1,771,562 acres (7,169 km ) from Sheffield in the south to Sedbergh in the north and from Dunsop Bridge in the west to Adlingfleet in the east.
    The southern industrial district, considered in the broa… See more

    History

    The subdivision of Yorkshire into three ridings or "thirds" (Old Norse: Þriðungr) is of Scandinavian origin. The West Riding was first recorded (in the form West Treding) in the Domesday Book of 1086.
    Unlike mos… See more

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    Divisions

    In the Domesday Book of 1086 they were eleven wapentakes, these were as follows:
    In the end of regular use, the wapentakes were:
    1. Ewcross
    2. Staincliffe West… See more

    Current usage

    The term "West Riding" continues to be used by organisations based in the historic area of the riding, such as the West Riding Sailing Club, the Ramblers, the West Riding County Football Association, and the Freemasons. … See more

    External links

    • Media related to West Riding of Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
    • Map of the West Riding of Yorkshire on Wikishire
    • Information on the West Riding of Yorkshire on I'm From Yorkshire… See more

     
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