Talk:North Riding of Yorkshire

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I have tidied up the article a little, altering a few points of style, and bringing its descussion of the North Riding into line with other historic county divisions. The previous description of the county councils 'recognising' the existence of a division which had been widely recognised for centuries seemed simplistic (and misleading) in that the County Councils created under the 1888 act did not reflect exacdtly the historic divisions. The reference to the proposed 'ressurection' of the Riding for local government purposes, while technically correct, seemed misleading also, and I changed it it 're-use'.

Some of the confusions on this article, as in the West and East Riding articles, stem from the fact that the articles are doing two, and in the East's case three, jobs: 1) Covering the ancient divisions - around since Viking times and still used by many, 2) The Victorian created (1889-1974) county council areas, and 3) {in the East Riding's case] the new, active administrative region. They all have the same names, but are different things geographically, historically and intellectually. Short of creating discrete articles, I think it's best to be very clear and not to conflate them. KRC58 22:52, 19 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello - the history section states the North Riding was more Royalist aligned than other areas of Yorkshire... do a bit of research and you discover Yorkshire as a whole was Royalist aligned - notable examples of this from the West Riding include the sieges of Bradford, Sandal Castle (Wakefield) and Pontefract (Pomfret) Castle.

A good reason for this is Yorkshire at the time was still mostly Catholic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.14.18.39 (talk) 22:43, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

History before 1889[edit]

On what date was North Riding formed from Yorkshire? 76.218.101.27 (talk) 21:10, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The lead gives an entry on highest point but thats about it on the geography of the area. Suggest removing this from lead and creating a new section giving details on geography

Keith D 22:20, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 10:36, 10 August 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 01:30, 30 April 2016 (UTC)