One of the historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England
This article is about the historic riding and former county subdivision. For the modern county, see West Yorkshire.
"West Riding" redirects here. For other uses, see West Riding (disambiguation).
For the former parliamentary constituency, see West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency).
County of York, West Riding
Flag of West Riding (2013)
1888–1974: County of York in England: West Riding (red), North Riding (light green), and East Riding (very pale green)
Area
• 1911
1,685,409 acres (6,820.61 km2)
• 1961
1,621,068 acres (6,560.23 km2)
Population
• 1901
1,538,572
History
• Created
Historic riding: AD 889
Administrative county: 1889
• Abolished
Historic riding: not abolished
Administrative county: 1974
• Succeeded by
West Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
Lancashire
Cumbria
Greater Manchester
Humberside
Status
Ancient riding, then administrative county
Chapman code
WRY
Government
• HQ
Wakefield
• Motto
Audi consilium (Heed counsel)[1]
Coat of arms of West Riding County Council
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".[2] The riding ceased to be used for administrative purposes in 1974, when England's local government was reformed.
Contemporary local government boundaries in Yorkshire largely do not follow those of the riding. All of South Yorkshire (except Finningley) and West Yorkshire were historically within its boundaries, as were the south-western areas of North Yorkshire (including Ripon), the Sedbergh area of Cumbria, the Barnoldswick and Slaidburn areas of Lancashire, the Saddleworth area of Greater Manchester and the part of the East Riding of Yorkshire around Goole.
^"Civic Heraldry of England and Wales - Yorkshire, West Riding (Obsolete)". Civicheraldry.co.uk.
^Lewis, Samuel A topographical dictionary of England (Vol. IV, p. 618) S. Lewis & Co., London: 1831.
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