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   Where did the West Riding come from?

   • The West Riding also contained a large rural area to the north including part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park (the remainder of the park being in the North Riding). The subdivision of Yorkshire into three ridings or "thirds" ( Old Norse: Þriðungr) is of Scandinavian origin.

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   How many ridings are there in Yorkshire?

   • 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.

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   What is the West Riding of Yorkshire?

   • 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".

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   Is West Riding a county or a borough?

   • A variation of the West Riding's coat of arms seen in Wetherby, now in West Yorkshire. The administrative county was formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888, and covered the historic West Riding except for the larger urban areas, which were county boroughs with the powers of both a municipal borough and a county council.

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   West Riding of Yorkshire. Coordinates: 53.86°N 1.15°W. 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.

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   The West Riding of the county of York is the largest and most populous of Yorkshire 's three ridings and the Riding with the greatest internal contrast.

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   SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.

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   The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County of York (WR), was based closely on the historic boundaries.